Gov't will still use rapid but recognizes PCR testing as antibody test for 'screening gold standard' – Roque By GENALYN D. KABILING the rapid test has its use)," Roque pero mayroon din po tayong gamit...

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Extracted text: Gov't will still use rapid but recognizes PCR testing as antibody test for 'screening gold standard' – Roque By GENALYN D. KABILING the rapid test has its use)," Roque pero mayroon din po tayong gamit said during a televised press brief- para sa rapid testing kits (PCR test- ingis gold standard but rapid testing "Hindi po talaga siya ginagamit kits are still useful)," he said Several health experts have op- sakit. Ginagamit lang po siya para posed to rapid antibody testing in Presidential spokesrman Harry malaman kung sino iyong mayroon the workplace amid concerns it gives Roque said the rapid diagnostic test ng antibodies na posibilidad na inaccurate results. Such diagnostic is still useful to check the presence nagkasakit na nang sa ganoon ay tests supposedly create a false sense of coronavirus antibodies in indi- makabalik sa kanilang mgatrabaho. of security and puts further strain At ang rapid test po bagamat ginamit on companies as well as healthcare The government has no plan yet ing Tuesday. of halting the use of rapid antibody test kits to help screen people with para malaman kung sino ang may potential coronavirus disease. viduals. Those who test positive in rapid po natin iyan, it is always subject to system. testing however must still undergo PCR tests (It is not used todetermine confirmatory test using the poly- if the person is infected. It is used pine Society of General Internal merase chain reaction test (PCR) to determine who has antibodies Medicine is among those opposed method, according to Roque. "Uulitin ko lang po ang sinabi ng turn to work Although wve use the Heclaimed that the tests detect only Presidente, marami po tayong hindi rapid test, it is always subject to PCR the antibody against the disease, not alam dito sa sakit na ito at ang rapid tests)," he said. test naman ay mayroon po siyang silbi (1 will repeat what the Presi- PCR testing as the “gold standard" committed to step up expanded test- dent said. There are many things we to determine is infected with the ing to detect, isolate and treat people don't know about this disease and coronavirus. "Gold standard ang PCR with the infection. Dr. Antonio Dans of the Philip- of possible infection so one can re- to the use of rapid antibody test kits. the actual coronavirus. Roque said they still consider The government, meantime, has