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Project ARK donates test kits to hospitals

CAPTION ADDITION ADDS PRODUCT''S USE: An employee holds up antibody test cartridges of the ichroma COVID-19 Ab testing kit used in diagnosing the coronavirus for a photograph on a production line of the Boditech Med Inc. in Chuncheon, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2020. Boditech Med recently started exporting its antibody-based virus test kits to various countries. The product shown is fluorescence Immunoassay that can be used in general antibody tests but not in rapid tests. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

MANILA, Philippines — An Air Force plane carrying 5,896.70 kilograms of cargo consisting of COVID-19 test kits and medical equipment, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines, flew in on Tuesday from Hunan, China.

The cargo was received by Janet Garin of Project ARK-PCR and representatives from the Office of Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship, Joey Concepcion. The machines and test kits were to be donated by Project ARK-PCR to different hospitals in the country.

—Jeannette I. Andrade

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