THE recent report by the Department of Health (DoH) about a new daily record high in new Covid infections (or cases) would not be so unsettling if, as a matter of policy, the Health department and the IATF-EID (Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases) were more forthright in disclosing to the public and the media significant and important information about the testing system and the test results.

As the daily media briefing of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire is now being conducted, the case count and particulars are just being poured on people’s heads with little context and perspective to enable better and meaningful understanding of the numbers.