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More OFWs, LSIs return to Bacolod City, NegOcc
Seventy-five returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and local stranded individuals (LSIs) in Bacolod City completed their 14-day quarantine after testing negative for COVID-19.
This group included 22 OFWs and 53 LSIs who were previously stranded in Cebu.
A new batch of 67 OFWs and LSIs returned to Negros Occidental and Bacolod City from Metro Manila on Thursday and Friday.
These individuals arrived via AirAsia sweeper flights and a Malasakit Voyage vessel.
Returning residents are required to undergo a two-week mandatory quarantine and RT-PCR tests.
However, OFWs with negative RT-PCR results may no longer need to complete the full 14-day quarantine.
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