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Quezon City, Mar 12 (EFE/EPA).- A coronavirus test kit was locally developed in the Philippines by the University of the Philippines (UP), Philippine Genome Center and the UP Manila National Institutes of Health in efforts to improve early detection of the virus, expedite mass production of the kit and ensure its availability to the public at lower cost. The coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 49 on Thursday. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA). SHOT LIST: A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT LOCAL CORONAVIRUS TEST KIT DEVELOPED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (UP), PHILIPPINE GENOME CENTER AND THE UP MANILA NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AT THE PHILIPPINE GENOME CENTER IN QUEZON CITY, EAST OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES.

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