PPADB approves P50m in fight against coronavirus

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Medics attending to a suspected Coronavirus case at Block 8 clinic. PIC. PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) has approved a request by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to procure emergency goods and services for the fight against the coronavirus at a total sum of P50 million.

The Ministry submitted its request on February 5, 2020 and the board sitting the following day approved the request for a waiver. The notice from PPADB does not specify the kind of goods and services to be bought.

Recently, the ministry conducted tests on the five suspected cases of Novel Coronavirus at different time points of their presentation to the hospital, the results for all the five suspected cases were all negative.

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PPADB approves P50m in fight against coronavirus

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