Philippine News Agency
654 returning Filipinos negative of Covid-19 sent home
A total of 347 seafarers from the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship and 307 land-based OFWs from Dubai arrived at Clark International Airport on June 11.
They underwent mandatory reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for COVID-19, with swab samples processed at the Jose B. Lingad Hospital.
Two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 and were immediately isolated and transferred to a treatment center.
The remaining 654 returning Filipinos tested negative and were sent to their respective destinations.
This initiative, part of the government's strategy to reduce arrivals in Manila, saw a swift processing of test results, meeting the promise of a waiting period not exceeding five days.
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