LOOK: Makati City Offers Free Covid-19 Tests for Residents
With the ongoing surge of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila, the city of Makati announced that free coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tests will be provided to its qualified residents.
Earlier this week, Makati City’s official Facebook page shared that it will allow symptomatic residents to avail themselves of the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and antigen tests for Covid-19 free of charge.
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Senior citizens, persons with comorbidities, indigent population, and even unvaccinated individuals who are close contacts of a Covid-19 patient are qualified for the free Covid-19 tests, noted that they are most vulnerable to contracting the dreaded infection.
“Ipapatupad ito dahil sa tumataas na demand ng libreng Covid-19 testing (This is being implemented amid the increasing demand of free Covid-19 tests),” the city’s advisory read.
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They also added that the city epidemiology and surveillance unit will decide whether patients will undergo antigen or RT-PCR tests. In addition, all antigen test kits are from the Department of Health and Abbott Laboratories Philippines.
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IMAGE from Makati Official Facebook Page
Currently, Makati City implements strict rules toward unvaxxed residents to limit their mobility.
For more information youmay contact 0917-844-6997, 0917-812-1229, 0917-844-6904, (02) 8870-1442, (02) 8870-1444, (02) 8870-1447, (02) 8870-1448, or send an email via makaticesu@gmail.com.
They can also avail themselves of Makati’s e-consultation services through Facebook or Viber application.
Written by Cedie Salido
