The testing capacity of General Santos City is expected to further increase in the next two weeks following its acquisition of an automated extraction machine.
Health authorities in South Cotabato province are preparing for another possible surge in COVID-19 cases even as it noted a decline in new infections in the past several days.
According to US CDC, the novel coronavirus "can linger in the air for minutes to hours" after an infected person is no longer present, acknowledging its potential for airborne transmission.