Senators Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara and Mary Grace Poe in separate statements on Saturday urged the government to hasten mass and random testing, particularly at the community level, in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) more effectively.
TONGUE TEST A rapid swab test for the coronavirus disease 2019 is administered to a man at the Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila on Saturday, days after mass testing for the highly infectious illness has begun. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN