Expert: Proper testing, home management to stem further spread of COVID-19

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Proper COVID-19 testing and home management once positive can help stop the virus from spreading further, according to an infectious diseases expert

they will presume they are negative," Dr. Benjamin Co told CNN Philippines Wednesday.

[Translation: What others do is they buy their own rapid antigen test. They test themselves without fully knowing how to do it... So what could happen is they will presume they are negative.] Co said a wrong diagnosis might lead to a person thinking they are safe and then go out while actually carrying the coronavirus.Co added that proper home isolation can still be done even in small living areas.

"The smaller the area is... the chances of getting infected among each other is higher. With that said, you can still — hopefully —[Translation: The smaller the areas is... the chances of getting each other infected is higher. With that said, you can still - hopefully - this can lessen the transmission of infections if everyone living there is wearing a mask, infected or not infected.

 

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