MANILA, Philippines — Six travelers from India, who have arrived in the Philippines before the travel ban, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the six patients were among the 110 travelers from India who have arrived before the travel ban was imposed and have already went through COVID-19 testing.
“As to these Indian travelers that were quarantined upon arrival here before the restrictions were imposed. One-hundred-ten of them underwent testing and six turned out to be positive and it is now submitted to the Philippine Genome Center for whole genome sequencing,” she said in an…
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