CEBU CITY, Philippines -- The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, September 7 encouraged local government officials to convince residents to have themselves tested for the
A health worker puts a swab into a tube after collecting a sample for COVID-19 coronavirus testing in Gombak on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on April 22, 2020.
The agency made this call following reports of several close contacts of previously confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 refusing to undergo swab tests.“We are suggesting our LGUs to encourage their residents to have themselves tested for COVID-19,” said Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of DOH-7. “Knowing whether the person is positive or negative , our government and decision-making bodies will be guided in their next steps,” explained Loreche in a mix of Cebuano and English.
However, the DOH-7 official assured that the decrease in the swab samples processed for COVID-19 detection presently would not have any ‘significant impact on the region’s flattening of the curve’.
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