The statement of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III about COVID-19 self-swab is said to be a “patama” to actor Robin Padilla.
The action star made a buzz online earlier after posting a video of himself along with his staff doing swab tests by themselves.
In his post, he said: “6 ng umaga mag umpisa na kami ng trabaho pero wala pa ang nurse Hindi dahilan sa mga mandaragat ang walang nurse, kailangan isagawa ang covid test, basta isaksak mo ang swab stick hanggang sa dulo at makiliti mo ang utak mo, at kapag naluha kana tsaka mo iikot ng 5 hanggang 8 segundo yun na raw yun. Abbot antigen test courtesy of pareng kiko.”
Unfortunately, his self-swab earned negative criticisms from netizens.
But Robin Padilla defended himself saying there was no doctor or health worker to swab him and his staff.
Among those who seemed to be not in favor of Robin Padilla’s self swab is no less than Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III.
According to Duque, there is a protocol followed in conducting the swab test and it is possible to affect the result if it is done alone.
“Hindi pwedeng sa sarili mo gagawin ‘yan dahil ang iyong resulta ay magiging kwestiyonable,” he said.
“Kung hindi naman ito naaayon sa mga tamang pamantayan ay kaduda-duda ang magiging resulta so hindi natin dapat ginagawa ito,” he added.
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