Four peacekeepers arrive from Liberia, taken to AFP hospital

Four more Filipino peacekeepers arrived over the weekend from Ebola-hit Liberia, and have been brought to the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center in Quezon City.

This developed as another soldier from the first batch of Filipino peacekeepers who arrived in the country was also brought to the hospital on V. Luna Road on Monday after complaining of chest pains.
 
AFP Public Information Office chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said the soldier was taken from Caballo Island to Manila on board a Philippine Navy vessel.

He said the soldier would stay at the AFP hospital until his condition got better and would be brought back to Caballo to finish the 21-day quarantine.

According to the Department of Health, the symptoms of Ebola Virus Disease are fever, headache, diarrhea, vomitting, stomach pain, muscle pain, and unexplaned bleeding or bruising.

Commercial flight

The peacekeepers arrived Sunday aboard a commercial flight, radio dzBB's Tuesday Niu quoted AFP Public Information Office chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc as saying.

Cabunoc said the four had clearance from the United Nations to fly home via commercial plane.
 
Cabunoc said the four will no longer be brought to Caballo Island, where a first batch of peacekeepers were taken after they returned last Nov. 12.

The 21-day quarantine in Caballo Island will last until Dec. 3.
 
Some 133 peacekeepers arrived from Liberia last Nov. 12 and were brought to Caballo Island for the quarantine.
 
 

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