“I think it’s very limited, almost no impact. But I think the DICT should really make sure to make the effort to explain,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday admitted that the contact tracing application StaySafe has limitations, after its effectiveness was questioned amid the spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.
“It’s not a matter of being techie or not techie but accepting the reality that this contact tracing app that you are relying on has limitations on what it can do,” Cayetano added.
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