In Laging Handa briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire says DOH sees no evidence yet in efficacy of wearing double face masks, 3-ply face masks given spread of new COVID-19 variant.
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Vergeire says DOH still has not received official genome sequencing results of contacts of Bontoc patients with new COVID-19 variant.
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On Friday, DTI Secretary Mon Lopez said still "doable" to place entire country under MGCQ by the first quarter of 2021.
In Laging Handa briefing, Vergeire says attaining this goal is possible if Filipinos follow standard health protocols.
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If studies show anal COVID-19 swab tests to be accurate, Vergeire says PH government will consider looking into the tests. However, Vergeire says government will also look into potential discomfort from the tests, etc.
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