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2 repatriated OFWs test positive for coronavirus in Negros Occidental
Two new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Negros Occidental, bringing the total to four.
The two new patients are male overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were repatriated from Cebu on April 14.
Patient No. 3 is a 38-year-old man from Silay City who traveled from The Netherlands, arriving in the Philippines on March 24.
Patient No. 4 is a 50-year-old man from Candoni town who arrived in the country from Finland on March 17.
Both OFWs were asymptomatic upon arrival and are now under strict isolation at the Provincial Healing Center.
They were part of a group of 35 OFWs, including 15 from Bacolod City, who traveled from Cebu and arrived in Escalante City.
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