310 BSulTa LSIs return home after quarantine
At least 310 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) from Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi who were quarantined in Cotabato Sanitarium Hospital in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao have been sent home as of July 29.
On Wednesday, an initial batch of 50 LSIs returned to Basilan via a Philippine Navy vessel after testing negative for COVID-19 and completing their quarantine period.
An additional 260 LSIs were transported from Polloc Port in Maguindanao to Lamitan port in Basilan on Friday through the support of READi-BARMM and the International Organization for Migration.
The remaining 75 LSIs from Sulu and 20 from Tawi-Tawi are scheduled to be sent home by August 2.
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