Batangas media members, undergo COVID 19 rapid test in Lipa City

By Nimfa Estrellado June 19, 2020 Zeus Corneja, Broadcaster, News and Marketing Head at Kaissar Broadcasting Network Inc during the rap...

By Nimfa Estrellado
June 19, 2020



Zeus Corneja, Broadcaster, News and Marketing Head at Kaissar Broadcasting Network Inc during the rapid testing conducted at City Health Office. (Photo from Zeus Corneja FB account)



LIPA CITY, Batangas - On June 15, more than 20 local media underwent rapid testing at this town's City Health Office. The test is part of the City Government of Lipa 's initiative to make sure all sectors, particularly frontliners, are safe and not affected by COVID-19.

During Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Martin Andanar 's visit to Lipa City on Saturday, Mayor Eric Africa ensured that the rest of the sectors, including the media, underwent rapid tests as they were also a frontliners.



“Ang atin pong mga kasamahan sa media ay bahagi ng tinatawag nating frontliners kaya’t sila po ay ating isasailalim sa rapid test dahil alam natin katuwang natin sila sa pagpapalaganap ng tama at napapanahong impormasyon para sa kabatiran ng ating publiko. Hindi natin kakayaning ibaba ang bilang ng mga positibo kung hindi tayo magsasagawa ng targeted, extended o mass testing,"Africa said.

According to April Magpantay, the ABS CBN Southern Tagalog reporter, it is reassuring to undergo a rapid test and to get a negative result.



“Ang resulta ng rapid test ay hindi lang para sa amin kundi para na din sa lahat ng nakakasalamuha namin habang ginagampanan namin ang aming tungkulin. Kailangan pa rin ang ibayong pag-iingat at patuloy na pagdarasal na matatapos din ang pandemyang ito," Magpantay said.

Joy Ever Lescano, a medical technologist and one of those performing a rapid test said that the result would be known within 15 minutes after a blood transfusion.

“Kapag nagpositibo ang isang tao sa rapid test na isinagawa ay agad din itong isinasailalim sa swab testing para sa confirmatory test. Hindi porke’t nagpositibo sa rapid test ay may COVID-19 na agad,” Lescano said.

The number of positive cases in the city of Lipa reached 54, of which only three remained active on June 15. (with reports from PIA Batangas)