DOTr partners with 2GO for operation of 'quarantine ships'

Manila, April 5 -- To rule out possible spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infection for returning seafarers and other overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are required to undergo 14-day quarantine, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) partnered with 2Go Shipping to turn passenger vessels into 'quarantine ships.'

As proposed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on March 22, private passenger ships will be converted into temporary quarantine facilities as authorities expect more repatriates to return to the country.

Currently, 2GO Shipping has agreed to convert two of their ships into 'quarantine ships' that can serve 1,500 patients and will be operational by next week.

The Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging In...