Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd on Tuesday said he would order an investigation to find out why two rapid antigen tests for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) were approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) despite registering low sensitivity numbers after post-market surveillance by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).

HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd

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