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Duque: 104 COVID-19-positive OFWs to be quarantined at Manila facility
Returning overseas Filipinos (OFs) and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who test positive for COVID-19 will now be quarantined at the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital.
On Friday, 104 OFs and OFWs with mild or asymptomatic cases were transferred to the 344-bed facility after testing positive.
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III stated that the facility was built for patients, including the 104 OFWs.
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno assured that the local government would cover all expenses and make the OFWs comfortable during their stay.
Doctors and nurses are on standby, and WiFi and meals are available free of charge.
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano announced that a similar facility in Taguig will open next week after studying the mechanisms used by the Bureau of Quarantine, DOH, and Manila.
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