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11 Boracay tourists return to South Korea
Eleven South Korean tourists, who arrived in Boracay on February 25 before the travel ban from North Gyeongsang province, were monitored for COVID-19.
The group, composed of 6 males and 5 females, were considered persons under monitoring (PUMs) but did not exhibit flu-like symptoms.
They were medically cleared and allowed to return to Incheon, South Korea, on February 28 and 29.
No COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed in Malay, Aklan, and Boracay Island.
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