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About 14% of arriving OFWs test positive for COVID-19 –BOQ
” At present, average per day of arrivals, our capacity is at 3,000… those who test positive each day is closed to 300… approximately 10% to 14% of arriving Filipinos are tested positive,” Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ)Deputy Director Dr. Roberto Salvador Jr. said at the Laging Handa briefing about 10 to 14 percent of arriving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were tested positive for COVID-19.
Salvador said BOC received at least 300 RT-PCR results of arriving OFWs per day.
He stressed large number of arrivals tested positive for COVID-19 was observed during second to third week of December 2021 last year. Thus, many OFWs were stuck in quarantine hotels due to lack of isolation facilities up to the second week of January this year 2022.
Government started to open mandatory isolation facilities so those who tested positive in quarantine facilities could be transferred.
Salvador said about 3,300 OFWs had completed their isolation and were released from their quarantine hotels last week.
Malacañang said over the weekend returning Filipinos recovering from COVID-19 would be allowed entry to the country, provided they are not infectious and several other conditions.
Under Inter-Agency Task Force Resolution 158, Filipino passengers who have recently recovered from COVID-19 but tested positive in the required pre-departure RT-PCR test may be allowed entry into the country subject to conditions including positive RT-PCR test taken within forty-eight hours (48 hrs) before date,time of departure from country,port of origin; traveler has medical certificate issued by licensed physician stating completed mandatory isolation period, is no longer infectious, and has been allowed free movement/travel; and positive RT-PCR test taken not earlier than 10 days but not later than 30 days before date,time of departure from country,port of origin.
Non -infectious COVID-19 recovering Filipinos were still required to quarantine at facility based on their COVID-19 vaccination status and classification of country,territory,jurisdiction of origin.
The Department of Health reported 29,828 new cases of COVID-19, raising the country’s active infections to 273,580.
Of the active cases, 8,371 were asymptomatic; 260,399 were mild; 3,006 were moderate; 1,496 were severe; 308 were in critical condition.
The new cases brought country’s total caseload to 3,417,216.
Of the cases reported today, the DOH said 29,237, or 98% occurred within the last 14 days from January 10 to January 23.
The regions with most number of cases in the last two weeks were National Capital Region with 5,178 or 18%, Region IV-A with 4,227 or 14%, and Region III with 2,787 or 10%.
Total recoveries also rose to 3,090,164 after 36,763 more patients recovered from illness.
Death toll climbed to 53,472 with 67 new fatalities.
Of the 67 deaths, DOH said 49 occurred in January 2022, one in December 2021, two in November 2021, eight in October 2021, four in September 2021, and one each in August, July, and June 2021.
Meanwhile, country’s positivity rate was 41.8%. The total conducted COVID-19 tests were 69,014.
The DOH noted that 136 duplicates were removed from the total case count, while 22 cases previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation.
The DOH said all laboratories were operational on January 21, while two labs were not able to submit their data.
The latest data from the DOH also showed that 51% of the country’s intensive care unit beds are utilized, while 24% of the mechanical ventilators are also in use.
In Metro Manila, 48% of the ICU beds are utilized, while 27% of the ventilators are in use.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) was getting less difficult to implement “no vaccination, no ride” policy, with Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) reporting fewer policy violators the past few days.
Citing the data released by I-ACT, the PNP said 160 violators were recorded on Monday, January 17, when the measure was fully enforced.
The number then dropped to 102 on Tuesday, then 34 on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Friday, only eight violators were unable to present their vaccine cards.
“It’s a good sign that the public is slowly adjusting to the policy…we are observing increased cooperation from unvaccinated individuals,” PNP Chief Police General Dionardo Carlos said in a statement.
The government barred people unvaccinated against COVID-19 from boarding public transport vehicles.
After a public outcry, Palace on Tuesday clarified that workforce was exempted from the said policy as they render essential services.
Further, Carlos reminded police officers to exercise maximum tolerance with individuals who defied the policy.
Meanwhile, the PNP said they are maximizing Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoints to also inspect if the 70% passenger capacity cap was being followed in public utility vehicles.
In line with the start of the election period on January 9, Comelec checkpoints have been put up, in coordination with the PNP and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in several strategic areas to strictly implement gun ban.
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