Based on the data of the Bureau of Quarantine, a total of 149 passengers with travel history from India arrived in the Philippines prior to the travel ban. Of the figure, 129 were returning overseas Filipinos, while the remaining 20 were foreign nationals.
“All of these passengers were quarantined upon arrival and tested on the 6th and 7th day,” the DOH said in a statement. “Five tested positive for COVID-19 through RT-PCR while 137 of them tested negative. Among those who tested positive, one is still in isolation while the disposition of the four patients are being verified. Samples from these positive cases are currently being determined if they are adequate for sequencing,” it added.In a press briefing on Wednesday, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that six passengers from India tested positive for the viral illness.
The Philippine government imposed a temporary travel ban on all travelers from India on April 29 until May 14 amid the concerning spike of COVID-19 cases in the South Asian country as well as to prevent the entry of the coronavirus variant first detected in India or the B.1617 variant. The country will also ban travelers coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka until May 14.
And what variant?
ay lima lang naman pala ang nakapasok. di naman pala problema dahil lima lang ANG NAKAPASOK. Salamat sa pagpapapasok ng lima. (mas)nakakahawa ba yan DOH? oh di parin 'variant of concern' dahil di pa kalat, lets wait. again, salamat sa pagpapapasok!!! notmyhero
Naku po 5 only🤔🤔🤔.. Eh highly infectious ang covid.. so definitely maraming nahawaan na.. at bkit ini-allow yung mga Indian national n pumunta rito.. 😬😬😬
Kahit only 0.5 lang na traveler from India at + still can spread the virus
Only 5.... what does that mean?!!! Eh yung kasama nila sa plane? Ilan ang na infect?
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