
7 more from South Africa arriving in Negros Occidental
Seven more travelers from South Africa, where the feared COVID-19 Omicron variant was first detected, are scheduled to arrive in Negros Occidental and will be closely monitored, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Wednesday, December 1.The provincial government was provided a list of the seven persons by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ), he said.The BOQ should take care of them before they are cleared for travel to Negros Occidental, he added.The seven arrived in Manila before the national government banned the entry of travelers from South Africa to protect the country from the Omicron variant, Diaz said.“We just hope they have no Omicron virus and we are safe,” he said.Four travelers from South Africa who entered the country and Negros Occidental last week befo...









