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COVID-19 test not mandatory for returning workers -Bello
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III clarified that COVID-19 tests are not mandatory for employees returning to work.
Bello stated that only individuals exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 should undergo testing.
Businesses allowed to operate under modified enhanced community quarantine must adhere to minimum health standards.
These standards include temperature checks for workers and the implementation of strict measures to prevent virus transmission.
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Employees returning to work are not required by their employers to undergo a COVID-19 test, according to Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded local government units (LGUs) that requiring personnel to undergo COVID-19 tests before returning to work is not mandatory.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros advocates for mandatory COVID-19 testing of all returning workers under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) and general community quarantine (GCQ) to ensure occupational safety.
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Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez has mandated that all returning public and private employees must undergo COVID-19 testing within one week before reporting for work.
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Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro has mandated that private companies subject their employees to rapid mass testing before resuming work under a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
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