Pres'l Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion apologized for his pronouncements that seemingly criticized all doctors when he defended the use of rapid test kits for returning employees following the resumption of several businesses. | KAguilarINQ
as some areas transition to modified enhanced community quarantine, asserting that it creates a “false sense of security.” But Concepcion reasoned that employees cannot undergo polymerase chain reaction tests in laboratories given the country’s limited capacity.
“This virus has brought a devastating blow to the physical and financial health of our nation. And we must work together to save both,” Concepcion said. “We are at war with a common enemy and need to use everything in our arsenal to fight it. My goal in setting up Project Ark is to make all tests affordable and accessible to every Filipino.” “Through the tireless work of our private donors and medical volunteers, we were able to bring down the cost of rapid test kits by more than 50%. We hope to do the same for RT-PCR [real-time polymerase chain reaction]. This will greatly help augment government efforts in increasing the testing capacity of our country,” he further said. , an initiative of the private sector spearheaded by Concepcion, has been ramping up the testing of workers in private companies.unless they have symptoms or were exposed to a COVID-19 patient.
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