CAPAS, Tarlac (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The 30 repatriated Filipinos from China have been transferred to the New Clark City (NCC) here after their charted plane arrived at Clark Air Base around 7am on Sunday. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 29 adults and an infant from Wuhan City in Hubei, China will be immediately subjected to a 14-day quarantine for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) inside the NCC’s Athletes’ Village. The repatriated Filipinos were onboard three buses when they entered NCC, which is already on lockdown, around 8am. A five-member medical team accompanied the passengers and the plane crew, which will also undergo the mandatory quarantine. The DFA made an initial call for the repatriation of the Filipinos in China on Jan 28.

Source: The Star February 09, 2020 01:07 UTC