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Filipinos repatriated from China back home on February 8
Filipinos repatriated from Hubei, China, will arrive on Saturday, February 8, at Clark Airport in Pampanga.
They will then be transported to Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija for a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo confirmed the arrival and quarantine plans.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III informed President Rodrigo Duterte that Fort Magsaysay is being prepared as a quarantine area.
The facility has a capacity to accommodate 10,000 individuals and is located in a military reservation.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana assured that the facility is ready and accessible for security needs, with health officials handling the quarantine.
The Department of Health has confirmed two cases of the novel coronavirus in the Philippines, including one death.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is planning to repatriate Filipinos from China due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak.
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Around 30 to 50 Filipinos in Hubei have expressed their desire to be repatriated due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, with Filipinos in Wuhan City and the rest of Hubei province prioritized for the first batch.
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