Call to speed up testing

Pursuing visibility: Concepcion, an adviser to Duterte, said that restoring the Filipino people’s confidence in measures taken was to give them a clearer picture of the virus’ spread. — AP

SENATORS and one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic advisers have expressed frustration over the slow and small number of people being tested by the Department of Health (DOH) for Covid-19 which they believe can undermine efforts to stop the outbreak.

Business leader Joey Concepcion, the presidential adviser for entrepreneurship, said the lockdown imposed on Luzon had already brought down confidence among many businessmen.