Pinoys from virus ship to return home next week

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 06:15:42 +0000

Filipinos onboard MV Diamond Princess are expected to be repatriated back to the Philippines next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

“This is the expectation as of today, many details are still being worked out,” DFA Assistant Secretary Eduardo Meñez told reporters.

There are more than 500 Filipino crewmen onboard the cruise ship, 40 of them are currently admitted in various hospitals in and around the Tokyo metropolitan area after being found positive of the COVID-19.

One male crew who was among those getting treatment was released from the hospital on Wednesday, after recovering from the disease
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