Philippine News Agency
DOH discharges repatriates from Japan
442 out of 445 Filipinos repatriated from Japan have been discharged from quarantine at New Clark City after completing their mandatory 14-day isolation.
Of the discharged individuals, five were passengers and 437 were crew members from the M/V Diamond Princess.
Two repatriates, patients 25 and 26, tested positive for COVID-19 and were referred to Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital.
Their close contacts will undergo an additional 14-day home quarantine and will be monitored by their local health offices.
Another repatriate who was symptomatic is currently in a referral hospital awaiting laboratory results.
All repatriates and attending staff were tested for COVID-19, and the rooms of the positive cases have been disinfected.
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