The DOH urged businesses to conduct random COVID19 testing every two weeks. READ:
MANILA — The health department urges businesses to screen their workers randomly for the novel coronavirus through rapid tests every 2 weeks, an official said Thursday, as the country continued to restart the economy with relaxed lockdowns.
The test is not recommended for mass screening and should instead be used on a random sample of workers, she told ANC. "Testing is a point-in-time event, meaning if you get tested today, tomorrow if you go out for work, you'll get exposed and then maybe you'll get the disease again... Kaya nga po ayaw natin ng indiscriminate ang testing. Let's go for those high-risk individuals," said the official.
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