TARLAC CITY — Governor Susan Yap donated her three month salary for the procurement of about 500 units of Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits to aid the province in its fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The rapid test kits totaling to PhP 375,000 will be used by the Tarlac Provincial Hospital (TPH) and other hospitals in the province in testing probable COVID-19 cases.
“This is the Bayanihan Spirit in our fight against the COVID-19 and this is for our fellow Tarlaqueños,” Yap stressed.
Meanwhile, TPH Chief of Hospital Gary Role said the rapid test can be performed within three to five days from the onset of the illness.
“The test kits will be utilized to persons with a history of exposure to COVID-19 confirmed cases, persons who have COVID-19 symptoms and those who develop sudden onset of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness,” Role furthered.
The rapid test is an initial tool to provide appropriate medical care while waiting for the Polymerase Chain Reaction test to confirm the presence of COVID-19.
Earlier, Vice Governor Carlito David and all provincial board members donated their salaries worth PhP1.22 million to support the Tarlac hospitals in containing the spread of the virus.