By Daisy CL Mandap
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| Filipinos masked but safe queue for service at the Consulate |
The
Philippine Consulate has revealed that a total of seven Filipinos have been quarantined
in Hong Kong for being close contacts of patients who tested positive for the
novel coronavirus, or Covid-19. But all are said to be healthy and without
symptoms.
Three of
those quarantined have been sent home after undergoing the mandatory 14-day
isolation at the Quarantine Center and remained asymptomatic.
“They
have since returned to their respective places of employment,” said Consul
General Raly Tejada in a message.
“The
remaining four Filipinos currently under quarantine remain healthy and
asymptomatic,” he added.
ConGen
Tejada said it is “important to note that no Filipino has tested positive for
Covd-19 in Hong Kong.”
The
Consulate’s report was forwarded to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which is
part of the government’s Inter Agency Task Force that will meet this week to
assess the travel ban imposed on Hong Kong and Macau on Feb. 2.
Thousands
of Filipinos who were barred from leaving the Philippines to return to their
jobs in Hong Kong have been waging a campaign to get the ban lifted, saying it
has caused untold suffering to most of them.
Many of
those stranded are worried that they would lose their jobs because of the
prolonged ban. Others say they need to go back to pay their monthly rents and
other expenses, or attend scheduled medical consultations.
A group
of Filipino community leaders representing various sectors, including OFWS,
musicians, academics and church organizations are due to meet ConGen Tejada
this afternoon to present a petition calling for the lifting of the ban. The
petition has been signed by more than 100 organizations.
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