One of the challenges in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic is the lack of test kits that will help confirm if the patient is carrying the disease. This prompted the development of our own SARS-CoV-2 PCR detection kit called the GenAmplify COVID-19 rRT-PCR Detection Kit, which has been recently approved by the FDA and now being manufactured by Manila HealthTek, Inc. Facebook page The GenAmplify COVID-19 rRT-PCR Detection Kit was developed by UP Philippine Genome Center Deputy Director Dr. The development and production of our test kit are vital in our combat against COVID-19 from a financial standpoint as the GenAmplify COVID-19 rRT-PCR Detection Kit will cost only around PHP 1,320 per kit (plus an average of Php2,500 for testing), in contrast to the imported kit which costs around PHP 8,500 per test. MTek, Inc.'s services include molecular diagnostic services, microbiology laboratory services, and genome testing services. Some of its products include the Lab-In-A-Mug Biotek-M LAMP Heater, GenAmplify Dengue-ChikV RT-PCR Detection Kit, Biotek-M Dengue Aqua Kit, EasyView LED Transilluminator, ThrifTubes PCR Consumables, and most recently, the GenAmplify COVID-19 rRT-PCR Detection Kit. On April 3, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially announced the approval of the GenAmplify COVID-19 rRT-PCR Detection Kit, which is good news since the government plans to conduct mass testing by April 14, 2020. Read more in our articles including "Manila HealthTek Inc., the company behind the locally-made COVID-19 detection kit" and "FDA approves 5 COVID-19 rapid test kits".
