AirAsia is strongly supporting the Philippine Red Cross’ recent appeal to immediately approve the public use of the saliva reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction or RT-PCR test.
This cheaper version of the RT-PCR test only costs P2,000 as compared to the standard rate of P3,500 for a nasopharyngeal swab.
To date, only the Province of Bohol and Capiz are allowing the use of saliva RT-PCR for tourists. Aklan province and the cities of Bacolod and Davao meanwhile allow the saliva test for arriving residents only.



