(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ team in charge of repatriating Filipinos from Hubei province in China is now in Wuhan.
In a statement, the DFA said Mark Anthony Geguera and Sanny Darren Bejarin of the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai held a consultation meeting with members of the Filipino community in Wuhan and with the Foreign Affairs Office in Hubei Province to discuss details of the operation on Thursday.
Another team from the DFA Home Office will be flying to Wuhan to assist in the efforts, the DFA said.
As of Thursday, the DFA said 45 Filipinos are confirmed for repatriation and are expected to arrive this weekend.
Upon arrival in the Philippines, they will be brought to the Athlete’s Village in New Clark City in Tarlac and will be subject to a 14-day mandatory quarantine per guidelines of the Department of Health.
The Philippines has confirmed three novel coronavirus cases, including one who has returned to China.