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RT-PCR now free in Caloocan

January 14, 2022 Edd Reyes 832 views

CALOOCAN City Mayor Oscar “Oca” Malapitan offered a free RT-PCR test in response to the sudden spike of COVID-19 cases believed to be driven by Omicron variant.

People experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 started to line up at the regular testing sites and antigen testing in barangays to get free RT-PCR testing.

Despite being crowded by people who wanted to avail the free RT-PCR test, Mayor Oca is grateful by telling that this only shows how responsible citizens they are.

“Patuloy po tayong maging responsableng mga mamamayan at magmalasakit sa bawat isa para sa ating laban sa pandemya. Kung nakararanas ng sintomas, kaagad mag-isolate at magpa-test. Higit sa lahat, magpabakuna po tayo para sa proteksyon laban sa malalang sakit,” Mayor Oca said.

Meanwhile, vaccination against Covid-19 is still ongoing in the city for its residents and even for non-Caloocan residents.

The latest data released by the Caloocan City Health Department showed that 95.93% of the total target population of 1.2 million has been vaccinated with the first dose while 86.86% of the total target has been fully vaccinated or already got their second dose.

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