The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) said on Monday that there is a need for a “standard way” in implementing health measures to properly control the transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
Dr. Mario Pangilinan said one of the basic problems that contribute to the transmission of the disease is the poor implementation of health measures by the local government units.
Pangilinan said that in barangays, people still mingle with each other because they are asymptomatic.The PCP vice president also said that some areas also fail to implement proper social distancing, which could have reduced the transmission by 78 percent. Pangilinan also discouraged rapid antibody tests for asymptomatic individuals saying there is no need for it.
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