Department of Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday said there is no need yet to impose more restrictions on travelers coming from China.
“Kailangan nating tignan ang kabuuan ng sitwasyon at hindi lang natin i-focus ang ating pag-iisip at saka pagdedesisyon sa China dahil alam naman natin na ‘yong interaction between and among the different populations across the globe has happened already,” Vergeire said.
“Ito pong mga kababayan natin na nagpositibo they will be released from quarantine depending on the date they started isolation and ang ating protocols seven days, after seven days walang sintomas they can be discharged and just be monitored,” she added.Vergeire said at least 19 close contacts -- 18 foreign nationals and one Filipino-- were being monitored in the first flight. Of the said close contacts, 17 are fully vaccinated, one is partially vaccinated, and one unvaccinated.
She said at least 27 close contacts, who are all Filipinos, were being monitored on the third flight. Nineteen of them are fully vaccinated and one is unvaccinated, while all of them are asymptomatic, she said.
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