The scenario of Filipinos in China remained secure regardless of the rise in COVID-19 instances there, Philippine Ambassador to Beijing Jaime FlorCruz stated Saturday.
At a media discussion board, FlorCruz stated he has not acquired experiences of Filipinos getting extreme infections.
“Marami po sa kanila ay bumabalik na sa kanilang trabaho, iyong mga taga-Shanghai ang balita ko po ay okay naman, although maraming nagkasakit pero naka-recover na po,” he stated.
(Many of them have returned to their places of work. The Filipinos in Shanghai, I heard, are in good situation, though many caught the virus however have since recovered.)
On imposing stricter border curbs, the ambassador underscored the significance of mitigating the danger with out being discriminatory.
Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire earlier stated there was no want but to impose extra restrictions on vacationers coming from China.
The DOH directed its models to take care of “heightened surveillance,” notably on vacationers arriving from China amid the spike in COVID-19 instances within the East Asian nation.
China is experiencing a spike in infections after years of harsh COVID restrictions had been loosened in December.
Based on present protocols, overseas vacationers who will not be totally vaccinated towards COVID-19 are required to current a adverse pre-departure antigen or RT-PCR take a look at end result earlier than journey or upon arrival within the Philippines.
The DOH stated those that are unable to current a adverse take a look at end result are examined upon arrival on the airport. —Richa Noriega/VBL, GMA Integrated News
