The government is implementing a new COVID-19 testing and quarantine protocol. But experts are raising concern.
This is the main argument of experts and some concerned Filipinos over theAt a briefing on Wednesday, January 12, health officialsan infographic of the department’s updated testing protocols where only individuals from the A1, A2 and A3 groups are required to undergo COVID-19 testing. This covers health workers, senior citizens and people with comorbidities.
Individuals who are not exhibiting symptoms but are exposed to a positive case – quarantine as soon as possible and symptom monitoring
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