DOH: 196 Pinoys from Macau to be repatriated this week
At least 196 Filipinos from Macau will be repatriated this week amid the COVID-19 outbreak, with 148 to be assisted by the DFA via chartered flight and 48 by OWWA via commercial flight.
Health Secretary Duque announced that upon arrival, these individuals will be treated as persons under monitoring (PUMs) and must undergo self-quarantine for 14 days.
The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the repatriation plans during a meeting on Tuesday.
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