{"id":5916,"date":"2021-04-04T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/2024\/03\/04\/rt-pcr-covid-19-testing-experience\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T09:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T09:28:44","slug":"rt-pcr-covid-19-testing-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/genre\/feature-story\/rt-pcr-covid-19-testing-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"RT-PCR Covid-19 Testing Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>With the ongoing fight against COVID-19, many of us are still wondering how we get tested for the virus. Currently, there are three ways to detect it, of which the most recommended is the <\/span>reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction or RT-PCR test. For this issue, one of our staff took this test.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re sharing everything\u00a0he experienced, from the procedures and requirements, down to the test results, hoping it will answer your questions on how to avail one here in the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Day 1 – Online Booking
\n3:20 pm\u00a0 <\/b><\/h3>\n

\u2460 First, choose an accredited COVID-19 testing center from the Department of Health (DOH)\u2019s testing center list.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DOH has a complete list of approved testing centers with their respective contact information such as phone numbers and addresses. The Philippine Primer chose to make a reservation at Safeguard DNA Diagnostic, Inc. Makati Taguig.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2461 Make a reservation and fill up the registration form on the inspection center\u2019s official Facebook page.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The testing center has a Google form used for registration on their Facebook page. It requires you to submit basic information such as name, date of birth, phone, email address, etc. The money paid for varies depending on the urgency of the result. If you want to get your result in 2-4 days (excluding Sundays), you have to pay Php 3,000; if you want it within 48 hours, it\u2019s Php 3,500; within 24 hours, it\u2019s Php 5,000. Ten minutes upon registration, you\u2019ll receive a confirmation email at your registered email address.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Registration\/IMAGE from Philippine Primer\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2462 Prepare the documents.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The necessary documents are attached to the reservation completion email, just print and fill them out. Also, have your government-issued ID (passport, SSS ID, etc) ready.<\/span><\/p>\n

(When our staff took the test, reservations were required, but currently, walk-ins are allowed as long as they bring all the necessary documents needed.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Day 2 –\u00a0Taking The RT-PCR Test
\n1:15 pm\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

\"\"Tent for testing \/Image from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2460 Go to the inspection center<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Although it was a drive-through inspection, a tent for testing was set up in a large outdoor space. Rest be assured that there are no people loitering around the site, that it is conducted in an open space.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2461 Payment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0We chose to get the result within 48 hours (Php 3,500). You can pay cash or via bank transfer when you register.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2462 Submission of documents and ID<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prepare your documents and a government-issued ID for verification purposes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2463 The <\/strong><\/span>RT-PCR Test<\/strong><\/p>\n

After swabbing your nose and throat to get samples, you may leave the testing center.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Day 4 –\u00a0Examination of test results<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n

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You will receive the test result within 48 hours at your email address.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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This first appeared in Philippine Primer\u2019s English and Japanese Magazines\u00a0April 2021 issue<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Philippine Primer shares tips when taking the COVID-19 test. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5902,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[349,352,353,382,614,1082,1098,1104,1290],"class_list":["post-5916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature-story","tag-covid-19","tag-covid-19-testing-centers-in-makati","tag-covid-19-testing-experience","tag-department-of-health","tag-inc","tag-reverse-transcription-polymerase-chain-reaction","tag-rt-pcr","tag-safeguard-dna-diagnostic","tag-testing-experience"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7075,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5916\/revisions\/7075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}