At least 30 repatriated Filipinos from Wuhan, China have arrived in the country and landed at the Air Force’s Haribon Hangar at around 7 A.M.
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The Filipino returnees onboard on the chartered flight includes 29 adults and one infant according to reports.
Along with the repatriated Filipinos were the 10-member team from the Philippine government which includes two members from the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai, three members from the Department of Foreign Affairs, and Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs.
Medical personnel in PPE wait for Pinoys from Wuhan to disembark from the airplane. pic.twitter.com/uaHrXMhchf
— Chino Gaston (@chinogaston) February 8, 2020
DFA confirm plane with Pinoys from Wuhan already flying back to the Philippines! pic.twitter.com/qF5lfiX8uu
— Chino Gaston (@chinogaston) February 8, 2020
Likewise, part of the group is the five staff of the medical team from the Department of Health (DoH).
The Overseas Filipino Worker returnees will be immediately brought to the quarantine site at Athletes’ Village in New Clark City as per the earlier announcement from the DoH and DFA.
The DFA brought back to the Philippines today a total of 30 Filipinos who wished to return home from Wuhan City, ground zero of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD).@teddyboylocsin #AssistancetoNationals#DFAinACTION pic.twitter.com/mQ8t30Mwmp
— DFA Philippines (@DFAPHL) February 8, 2020
Apart from the repatriated OFW, the flight’s crew will also undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine.