LUCENA CITY – The first “biosafety level 2 plus” (BSL-2+) molecular diagnostic laboratory has opened its door to suspected coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Quezon.
The BSL-2+ laboratory, which has the capability to conduct the test for the highly contagious novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2, was a joint undertaking by the provincial government, Lucena City government and Lucena United Doctors Hospital and Medical Center (LUDHMC) here.
The laboratory will have an initial capacity of processing 90 specimens per day.
The Quezon BSL-2+ laboratory is the third testing facility of its kind in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region.
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