Dizon: ‘Mass testing is not recommended’
The deputy chief implementer of the National Task Force Against Covid-19 on Tuesday said mass testing, which he defined as the testing of a country’s entire population, was not a viable testing strategy.Speaking at a Palace news conference, Vince Dizon said the...
Senators demand transparency from DOH over Covid-19 recovery spike numbers
At least three senators questioned the Department of Health (DOH) over the sudden spike of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) recoveries in the country. The senators were reacting to Thursday’s reported 38,075 recoveries in a single day due to what the Health...
Gov’t to hire 50,000 contact tracers in July – Roque
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will hire 50,000 contact tracers in July to help boost the country’s Covid-19 testing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said Thursday.
PH aims to find, test ‘asymptomatics’ to maximize capacity – Dizon
The country’s “expanded targeted testing” strategy now looks to find and test more asymptomatic cases to maximize daily testing capacity of almost 42,000, Bases Conversion and Development Authority president Vince Dizon said Thursday.