Some 6,000 individuals are expected to be tested during the seven-day implementation of Go Negosyo’s pooled swab testing in Makati City which started Wednesday, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said.during the pilot run of Makati City’s Pool Swab Testing at the Makati Coliseum on Wednesday.
The private sector, according to him, will fund a pooled polymerase chain reaction testing pilot for selected cities and municipalities in the National Capital Region and CALABARZON, adding they will bring more private sector companies to support more cities.during the pilot run of Makati City’s Pool Swab Testing at the Makati Coliseum on Wednesday.
“Today, Makati City is taking the first big step toward better, faster, and more implementable mass testing for COVID-19. I am proudly supporting this program because this is backed by scientific research. The results of this trial will have a big impact on local governments as well as businesses and countless industries in the years to come,” Mayor Abby said.
The city government of Makati, led by Mayor Binay, also pledged to continuously help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through massive targeted testing, Concepcion said. Go Negosyo vowed to continuously bring more private sector companies to progressively roll out pooled testing to more cities in NCR, namely, Caloocan City, Las Piñas City, Malabon City, Mandaluyong City, Manila City, Marikina City, Municipality of Pateros, Muntinlupa City, Navotas City, Parañaque City. Pasay City, Pasig City, Quezon City, San Juan City, Taguig City, and Valenzuela City.