Robredo’s office rolls out free antigen tests anew amid COVID-19 spike

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People line up to get tested at the Swab Cab of the Office of the Vice President relaunched on Wednesday, January 5, in partnership with the local government of Quezon City and UBE Express.

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MANILA, Philippines — The office of Vice President Leni Robredo is offering free antigen tests again in response to the spike in new COVID-19 cases in the country presumed to be driven by the more infectious Omicron variant.

 

“Swab Cab,” a mobile COVID-19 testing hub in partnership with the local government of Quezon City, Angat Buhay of Robredo’s office and UBE Express, was relaunched Wednesday along Tandang Sora Avenue corner Visayas Avenue Extension in Quezon City.

 

The mobile testing hub was open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Out of the 410 people screened for COVID-19 as of 1:20 p.m., 191 of them turned out positive for the virus.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/01/05/2151989/robredos-office-rolls-out-free-antigen-tests-anew-amid-covid-19-spike

 

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