Ambo destroys Albay’s lone COVID-19 testing machine

Typhoon Ambo destroyed Albay's lone COVID-19 testing machine, according to John Consulta’s Sunday report on 24 Oras.

Due to the damage to the machine in the Bicol Diagnostic Laboratory, the province will have to send about 100 remaining samples from the region to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Metro Manila.

Meanwhile, in Eastern Samar, Typhoon Ambo destroyed COVID-19 isolation rooms in the towns of Jipapad, Arteche, Maslog and San Policarpo.

Governor Ben Evardone said the provincial government will have a hard time to reconstruct the facilities because of their limited calamity fund.

In Jipapad, a church was also destroyed by the typhoon.

Residents even used a boat to cross the road due to the flood left by Ambo.

The typhoon also destroyed several homes in Arteche, Eastern Samar and Las Navas, Northern Samar.

Meanwhile, the GMA Kapuso Foundation, with the help of the 803rd Brigade of the Philippine Army, will start distributing relief packs to the typhoon victims on Monday. — Ma. Angelica Garcia/BM, GMA News