Some town mayors expressed anxiety over the lack of facilities that would ease anxieties over whether the returning OFWs are already coronavirus-free when they are embraced by their families. The news alarmed small town mayors. Calonge said the provincial government should give municipal governments a “leeway” in dealing with the returning OFWs. She said even the provincial health office barely has any equipment, training or PPE. The health workers, Calonge added, have not been trained on proper use of PPE.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 28, 2020 11:55 UTC