A medical technologist
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A medical technologist from Naga City’s Epidemiology Surveillance Unit collects a nasopharyngeal swab specimen of nasal secretions from the back of the nose and throat of a suspected coronavirus carrier. The sample is then tested in a Covid-19 laboratory. JBN/VICVILLAFLOR/CEPPIO