The government’s COVID-19 task force has allowed the use of antigen tests as a pre-boarding requirement of asymptomatic domestic travelers. | KAguilarINQ
Antigen tests could be a substitute for the gold standard real-time polymerase chain reaction tests, Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday.
“IATF allowed the use of the antigen test as a substitute for RT-PCR when it is used as a pre-boarding requirement for asymptomatic domestic tourists before departure and travel to tourist destinations or as a requirement upon entry at the place of destination if in accordance with the protocols of the local government unit,” Roque said in a statement., the virus that causes COVID-19 to further ramp up the country’s testing capacity.
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