Laboratory confirmation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is crucial in the pandemic response. To date, detection of unique viral sequences (genetic material) using nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) primarily through Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (rRT-PCR), is considered by the World Health continue reading : UNDERSTANDING SARS-COV-2 RT-PCR TEST RESULTS
MUNTINLUPA CITY—The Department of Health-Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (DOH-RITM) warns the public against unscrupulous individuals posing as RITM employees offering swabbing services and issuing falsified SARS-CoV-2 confirmatory test results. The Institute was alerted of this illegal activity after receiving requests for verification of a total of 27 COVID-19 test results from various private companies continue reading : RITM warns public against COVID-19 testing fraud