Baguio wants more PCRs for Covid testing center

BAGUIO CITY: The regional council has sought the help of the Department of Health to acquire additional Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test machines to increase the testing capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC), designated as one of the region’s test facilities for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)

The resolution stemmed from the concern raised by Mayor Benjamin Magalong that the BGHMC, one of the accredited independent testing centers in the country, has only a single PCR machine and an inadequate supply of re-agents that contributed to the delay in the release of confirmatory test results for potential Covid-19 cases.