Manila, July 8 -- Practicing the minimum health standards remains the best defense of commuters against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), a Department of Health (DOH) official said on Wednesday.

DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, in an online media forum, made this remark in response to suggestions of random testing for those who take the public transportation, especially the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), to go to work.

"Lahat naman ng rekomendasyon sa iba't ibang eksperto ay aming tinatanggap iyan at pinag-aaralan, pero kailangan din nating tingnan ang kakayanan ng ating (We accept and study the recommendation of various experts, but we also need to check the capacity of our) health system," Vergeire said.

Dr. Guido David, a ...