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Pasig eyes rapid testing for returning workers
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is considering mandatory rapid testing for returning workers, followed by confirmatory PCR tests, as Metro Manila transitions to a modified enhanced community quarantine.
This initiative by the LGU aims to provide confirmatory PCR tests for employees whose employers cannot afford rapid test kits.
Sotto noted the difficulty in sourcing reliable rapid test kits due to delays in deliveries and the proliferation of fake products.
The move comes as Metro Manila eases quarantine restrictions, allowing more industries to resume operations.
However, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stated that testing should not be a condition for returning to work.
Vergeire recommended that symptomatic employees undergo COVID-19 tests.
The goal is to balance public health and safety with the resumption of economic activities.
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