Rapid tests against rapid spread

BIZLINKS – Rey Gamboa – The Philippine Star January 6, 2022 | 12:00am Omicron is marked by rapid transmission, and having more self-test kits that detect if one is infectious even when not showing symptoms of infection should be encouraged. This recommendation had been laid out since October last year, but the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) continues to sit on it. Is the IATF in cahoots with the Department of Health in protecting the business of testing centers, which will undoubtedly be affected by self-test kits that can be freely bought from drugstores? Even now, most rapid tests – more pop…

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