MANILA, Philippines — While the Department of Health (DOH) is calling for expanded testing, it does not mean that mass testing will be conducted, Health Secretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said Saturday.
This came after the DOH admitted that there was a need to expand testing for the coronavirus, including doing it house-to-house with help from various local governments.
“Gusto ko lang klaruhin, hindi natin sinabi na we are not testing that’s why, kaya canto ang ating mga datos at kailangan na mag shift ng mass testing. Ang ibig ho nating sabihin, gusto nating palawakin pa ang pagte-test natin, but this is not mass testing,” Vergeire said during the Lag…
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