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Optimal Allocation of COVID-19 Test Kits Among Accredited Testing Centers in the Philippines

2020-04-17

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Testing is crucial for early detection, isolation, and treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-infected individuals. However, in resource-constrained countries such as the Philippines, test kits have limited availability. As of 12 April 2020, there are 11 testing centers in the country that have been accredited by the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct testing. In this paper, we determine the optimal percen...

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Literature Corpus work: e6dab433-6a59-5c63-883a-f3bde22542b5
DOI: 10.1101/2020.04.14.20065201

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