Five repatriated OFWs test positive for Covid-19 in Iloilo

Five repatriated OFWs in Iloilo City and one from Guimaras tested positive for Covid-19 on May 2, bringing the total cases in Western Visayas to 72.

The five men were part of a group of 226 stranded OFWs transported by 2GO shipping; 51 disembarked in Bacolod while 175 arrived in Iloilo City.

In Cebu, Governor Gwen Garcia reported that five OFWs who arrived on April 27 tested positive for coronavirus despite passing a rapid test kit in Manila before their journey.

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