Free COVID-19 tests, not coercion, best strategy vs COVID-19 surge - Pacquiao

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PROMDI Party standard bearer Sen. Manny Pacquiao gave this view as he dared government to give free rapid antigen or RT-PCR tests for everybody to protect people from being infected with the dreaded COVID-19. READ:

Arm twisting in order to force citizens to get vaccinated may not be the best strategy in pursuing this objective but providing free and accessible tests for everybody is.

The appeal for free testing has been the call of many sectors who have assailed the policies being observed by government to pursue its vaccination campaign. The senator also questioned the absence of a uniform, reliable and integrated contact tracing mobile application as he pointed out that the country can manage the Covid-19 pandemic better through mass testing and effective contact tracing.

 

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