The interior secretary says Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez may have received some wrong information – the arrivals were stranded people, not OFWs – although it's true they have not been tested for COVID-19.
"Ang ating mga kababayan kasi dito, kapag local stranded individuals at saka Balik Probinsya, totoo na hindi iyan dumadaan sa mga testing kasi nga we assume na nagkaroon na sila ng quarantine for the last two months na nag-lockdown tayo,"Año meant the enhanced community quarantine of Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon from March 17 to May 15, and the modified enhanced community quarantine after May 15.
He said the OFWs who will be ferried to their home provinces in the next 3 days have all tested negative for COVID-19 using the more reliable RT-PCR or swab test. They also have certificates for having completed the 14-day mandatory quarantine.
It is up to the receiving local government whether to place the LSI under another 14 days of quarantine.Gomez must have received some wrong information that gave him the impression that the arrivals in Tacloban were OFWs, said Año, adding that he spoke with the Ormoc mayor on Monday night and cleared things up.
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