On calls for mass testing, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia says it will be prudent to save the test kits for those who really need them.
Governor Gwendolyn Garcia responds to continued calls to mass testing, saying the limited supply of COVID-19 test kits will be put to better use by focusing them on those who really need them immediately.| CDN Digital file photo
CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the limited supply of coronavirus disease 2019 test kits, the Cebu provincial government maintains that resources should be used wisely. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in response to continued call for mass testing, said it was still best to focus the resources on patients who needed the testing immediately.“Kadtong mga patients under investigation or nag-exhibit og influenza-like illnesses, inig test and proven
negative, then we can immediately decongest our hospitals and focus the spaces more on those nga nagkinahanglan og tabang,” Garcia said. Amid the rising number of cases of COVID-19 in the country, the public has appealed to the government through online signature campaigns to conduct mass testing.
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