Philippine News Agency
More repatriated OFWs to undergo Covid-19 test in NegOr
Sixteen overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrived in Negros Oriental on Tuesday as part of the government's repatriation program.
They arrived at the city port around 1 a.m. aboard a 2GO vessel from Manila.
Upon arrival, they will undergo another round of screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including throat swab tests.
Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion stated that the OFWs had already tested negative based on RT-PCR tests done before departing Manila.
However, as part of the provincial government's guidelines, they will be quarantined upon arrival and undergo another RT-PCR test.
Their throat swab samples will be sent to Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City for testing.
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