“It would be more prudent to reserve testing for symptomatic people, especially symptomatic elderly and vulnerable people,” said WHO representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe.
“If you overload RT-PCR tests, the turnaround time becomes longer. Medicine should be given within 5 days of onset of symptoms,” Salvaña added. The availability of the product in the market is expected to address the rising demand for COVID-19 test kits in the Philippines as the country experiences a new surge in fresh cases.
In related developments, the World Health Organization Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition said existing vaccines were less effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 disease in people who have contracted the new Omicron variant.
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