OFWs from low-risk countries may skip COVID-19 testing | Global News

OFWs from low-risk countries may skip COVID-19 testing

/ 05:00 AM October 18, 2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health is looking into allowing returned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from countries with low prevalence of COVID-19 to just quarantine for 14 days upon arrival instead of getting an RT-PCR test, according to Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.

Vergeire said this might be done if an RT-PCR test was not accessible.

This option is being considered after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) halted its COVID-19 tests due to delayed payments from Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

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PhilHealth owes the PRC some P930 million. Vergeire said the PhilHealth and PRC were currently working to resolve the issue.

—Leila B. Salaverria

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