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// Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC)
OCT
22
2020

PNRC test holiday distorts Covid picture; slow Bayanihan 2 fund release delays help

The temporary absence of Red Cross testing distorts the national COVID picture. One in four RT-PCR tests is done by the PNRC. The absence of PNRC deflates the infection rate, making any dip in the reported number of verified cases an artificial decline. If PNRC stops testing