Push Admin

Halos 4,000 cruise ship workers, sumailalim sa COVID-19 test

Article (news)

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News

MAYNILA (UPDATE) - Nadagdagan pa ng halos 2,000 ang seafarers na sumailalim sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test matapos dumaong sa bansa ang sinasakyan nilang mga cruise ship, ayon sa Philippine Coast Guard. Sa kabuuan, ayon sa PCG, nasa halos 4,000 na mga cruise ship workers sa Manila Bay ang na-test simula Mayo 2. Ang ilan sa mga barko ay patapos na ang 14-day quarantine. Ayon sa PCG, mayroon pang 19 na malalaking cruise ship ang nasa Manila Bay anchorage area at tinatayang may 8,000 Filipino crew ang naghihintay na ma-test din.&quot;There&#x27;s queuing right now and they are waiting for their turn to be boarded to undergo swab testing,&quot; pahayag ni PCG spokesman Armand Balilo.Umabot na rin nitong Biyernes sa halos 1,800 na Filipino cruise ship workers ang na-test ng medical workers ng PCG. Umakyat sila sa MV Sapphire Princess, MV Costa Serena, MV Majestic Princess at ang MV Explorer Dream, na may pinakamaraming Pinoy crew na aabot sa halos 1,000.Ginawang testing center ang teatro o mga theater sa loob ng cruise ship at mga dining hall. &quot;If they are tested negative, they will be allowed to disembark. If there will be crew members that will be tested positive, they will be attended to by the Bureau of Quarantine and will be brought to isolation facilities,&quot; dagdag ni Balilo.Sa ngayon, naghihintay pa ng resulta ng swab test ang libo-libong seafarers sa loob ng kanilang barko at umaasa na mag-negative para makauwi na sa pamilya.Inaasahan din ang pagdating ng tinatayang 30,000 iba pang Filipino cruise ship workers sa bansa sa mga susunod na linggo.Ilang cruise ship na naglalayag sa iba&#x27;t ibang parte ng mundo ang tinamaan ng coronavirus disease 2019. Karamihan ay may lulan na mga Filipino crew members. Samantala, kahalati sa tinatayang 19,000 land-based OFW na nasa ilalim ng kustodiya ng PCG ang na-swab na para sa COVID-19 testing. Ani Balilo, lahat ng pasilidad sa Port of Manila ay nananatiling COVID-19 free. Wala rin aniyang coast guard personnel ang nahawahan rin ng virus.

MAYNILA (UPDATED) - Nadagdagan pa ng halos 2,000 ang seafarers na sumailalim sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test matapos dumaong sa bansa ang sinasakyan nilang mga cruise ship, ayon sa Philippine Coast Guard.

MAYNILA (UPDATED) - Nadagdagan pa ng halos 2,000 ang seafarers na sumailalim sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test matapos dumaong sa bansa ang sinasakyan nilang mga cruise ship, ayon sa Philippine Coast Guard.

Halos 4,000 cruise ship workers, sumailalim sa COVID-19 test

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Traffic

Manila

Horoscope

News

Halos 4,000 cruise ship workers, sumailalim sa COVID-19 test

Jekki Pascual,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 09, 2020 10:02 AM PHT

|

Updated May 09, 2020 03:09 PM PHT

Read More:

COVID-19 Filipino seafarers updates

OFW coronavirus updates

coronavirus

Filipino seafarers

Tagalog news

cruise ship workers

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.