DOH clarifies 5 travelers from India positive for COVID-19, no missing passengers

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One of the five remains in isolation while the four others have recovered, DOH Usec. Vergeire tells CNN Philippines' TheSource.

The Department of Health on Thursday issued an update on the status of nearly 150 passengers from India who recently entered the country.

One of the five remains in isolation while the four others have recovered, DOH Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire told CNN Philippines' The Source. The health department said 149 passengers with history of travel to India entered the country in April before the 15-day travel ban imposed by the Philippines on April 29. The 129 returning overseas Filipinos and 20 foreign nationals were all quarantined upon arrival then tested on the 6th or 7th day.

Vergeire said there's missing data from the Bureau of Quarantine, but what is known is that three of them are Filipinos while four are foreigners. She said they hope to get complete information on all the seven travelers within the day

 

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