MANILA, Philippines — All overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) returning to the Philippines are now mandated to undergo rapid antibody testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Inter-Agency
According to IATF-EID spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, all sea-based and land-based returning OFWs “shall be subject to rapid antibody testing for COVID-19 in accordance with Department Memorandum 2020-0180 issued by the Department of Health.”
Sea-based Filipino migrant workers onboard cruise ships who have been issued with a Clean Bill of Health by the Bureau of Quarantine, upon presentation of a certificate of completion of 14-day quarantine issued at the point of origin, will nevertheless be subjected to a rapid antibody testing in the Philippines.
Latest figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs showed that a total of 990 overseas Filipinos across 42 countries have contracted the disease.There are 143 fatalities recorded so far.
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