MANILA, Philippines — Government authorities have already located five of the seven travelers who recently arrived in the Philippines from South Africa, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. “We have already located another five, so we are just trying to locate two of these travelers,” DOH Undersecretary and spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire told reporters in a Viber message. ADVERTISEMENTIn an earlier interview with CNN Philippines’ The Source, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said four of the seven travelers had been located. There were originally eight missing travelers from South Africa who arrived in the Philippines before the start of the travel ban. The eight travelers were among the 253 individuals who arrived in the Philippines from South Africa between November 15 to 29.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 10, 2021 02:53 UTC