The Department of Health (DoH) has warned the public to use only coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) rapid antibody test kits approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and validated by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).

The DoH issued the warning after a former lawmaker said several rapid test kits that were banned in several countries were available in the Philippine market.

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