Dubbed as CLEAR (Citizen’s Logistics and Early Assessment Report Tool), the software app will allow users to track their state of health and enable contact tracing when necessary.
The test kit is the first locally manufactured test kit for Covid-19. The approval signals the start of its roll-out to several hospitals in and out of Metro Manila starting on April 4.
To help prioritize the convenience of health workers passing through checkpoints, a system utilizing QR codes for quick verification is set for rollout on Monday, April 6.
NPC chair Raymund Liboro said there have been incidents in which self-styled “social vigilantes” doused chemicals on health workers, expelled them from boarding houses, or refused them lodging and even barred them from taking tricycles on their way to work or home.
Saying it threatens the constitutional rights of Filipinos to free expression and access to information, a multi-sectoral group of digital rights advocates is demanding the repeal of Section 6 of RA 11469 or the “Bayanihan To Heal As One Act”.
In a statement on Monday, March 30, DOST secretary Fortunato dela Pena said the field validation for the Covid-19 testing kits is ongoing and is expected to be finished by Wednesday, April 1.
Operating for 24 hours since March 23, a DOST team has started printing frames with an initial target of 1,000 pieces for the Philippine General Hospital, and will be extended to other hospitals.
The government said the move of Netflix will help free up bandwidth that could be allocated towards other vital online services until telcos and Internet service providers (ISPs) can fully adapt to the demand for streaming services.
UP Mindanao is proposing a diagnostic program that includes establishing a P15-million biosafety molecular lab, which is expected to supplement the ongoing tests in the Southern Philippines Medical Center.
