Gov’t mulls P25-B fund for COVID-19 fight and economic recovery — Roque

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In stepping the drive to stem the coronavirus outbreak, the government is eyeing a P10-billion subsidy program for its expanded testing efforts and another P15 billion for cash-for-work program, possibly for the hiring of contact tracers.

The fund allocation will be included in the proposed Bayanihan II law in a bid to sustain the government’s efforts to test, trace and treat patients with the coronavirus, according to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque.

“Bagama’t mahal ang testing, mga minimum of 3 thousand iyan, mas mura pa rin po iyan kaysa magpagamot. Kasi kapag ikaw po ay nagkasakit at kritikal ang iyong sakit, aabot ng halos 800,000 ang gagastusin. So hayaan mo nang gumastos ng mga 3 thousand pesos para sa PCR testing ,” he said during a Palace press briefing.

Testing will also be expanded to cover overseas Filipinos, local stranded individuals, inter-island travelers from hotspot areas before crossing the country’s borders. Roque said they also hope to accelerate the country’s testing capacity by end of July to attain a positivity rate of 3 percent.

 

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