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Palace: Robredo’s suggestions to COVID-19 response already addressed
The Duterte administration is addressing suggestions from Vice President Leni Robredo to improve the country's COVID-19 response.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stated that the Department of Health validates all encoded COVID-19 case data 24 hours before publication.
This validation process includes reviewing and removing duplicate entries, and checking for data consistency.
Roque also mentioned that academic experts are welcome to join the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases as part of their consultation pool.
The turnaround time for COVID-19 tests has improved significantly, from two weeks in March to the current 48 to 72 hours.
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