Duterte OKs dual COVID-19 testing methods

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to use rapid test kits and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines “in conjunction” as the government eyes to conduct more

The Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease made the announcement on Tuesday as it noted that the laboratory-based PCR will remain to be the “gold standard” of testing.

“May protocol na po tayo kung sino ang pwede gumawa nung rapid test pero kailangan ang basic dyan, ang gold standard pa rin natin is yung lab-based test,” he said. “Kasama sa protocols na yan, it has to be administered by a physician o doctor lamang ang pwedeng guamwa nyan,” he said.

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