DOH: COVID-19 trend in PH is determined once testing capacity stabilized

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Only when the testing capacity for COVID-19 in the country has stabilized then it could be determined whether the number of cases of the disease is in an increasing or decreasing trend. | AP

“Once we reach 8,000 to 10,000 tests per day, then we can say that we have stabilized and we are identifying already those supposed to be identified,” she added.

The government is set to conduct mass testing on April 14, and the Department of Health earlier said that it is aiming to conduct 3,000 tests per day by April 14.Vergeire earlier said that it is still too early to tell whether the number of COVID-19 cases in the country is on the downtrend, as claimed by Secretary Carlito Galvez, chief implementer of the national action policy against COVID-19.

“Hindi pa natin masasabi kung bumababa na ang curve o ang bilang ng mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa ating bansa,” she said during a virtual press briefing.“Maaga pa upang makapagsabi tayo kung bumababa na o patuloy na tumataas ang bilang ng kaso… Kailangan pa natin ng mas masusing pag-aaral,” she added.

 

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AP Until the % of death fatality is higher than the % of recovery its far from the goal to flatten the curve

AP So when will it happen MassTestingNowPH

AP Almost 4 weeks had passed and testing is not yet stabilized. The lockdown will drag down longer.

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