Visiting a relative from abroad
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
August 9, 2020 6:20am CST
My wife got a call that her uncle in the US arrived and is in a hotel near my wife's office. My wife's sister was urging her to visit their uncle and aunt who just had been tested for covid. I said no. Wait for the result before you go visit. Most of the cases now are from those coming home from abroad.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
She has to agree with me. I am the boss here. Waheehee.
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@LadyDuck (470924)
• Switzerland
10 Aug 20
@Alexandoy The most affected city in the United States... Florida too had many cases.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
@LadyDuck the uncle and aunt left the hotel this morning to proceed to their home in the province. We do not know the results of the test yet so I am wondering why they were not quarantined. That relaxed policy may have caused the cases to rise.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
The uncle and aunt came from New York.
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@moffittjc (121514)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Aug 20
I'm surprised that your wife uncle was allowed to travel from the US to the Philippines. So much travel is restricted right now due to the virus.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
In the news yesterday, there were 124,000 from abroad. I don't know how our country is being run now in this pandemic era. We are having 6,000 cases but in the past 3 days just 3,000 plus in a day.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Aug 20
@moffittjc it seems that our government has surrendered already. Let us wait for the next announcement.
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@moffittjc (121514)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Aug 20
@Alexandoy That's quite a high number! Incredibly surprised in seeing that.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
9 Aug 20
@Alexandoy
You have a very good point. So, did she wait for the results before she went to visit him?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
The result may be in 3 to 5 days.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
@Hannihar we are going to wait for that.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
9 Aug 20
The cases are from those coming from other countries only
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
That ia also my impression on the covid cases here.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
@Butterfingers this reminds me that Filipinos were scared of Chinese. You know what our president said? Do not discriminate the Chinese. We had less than 100 total cases in March. Now we have more than 120,000.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
9 Aug 20
@Alexandoy if China would have locked themselves properly this virus won't have made this much impact
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
10 Aug 20
Yes.. that is the right one. Hope uncle will understand it
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
They have to understand that we are avoiding them. That is the name of the game now. No more courtesy calls.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
@HannahKusKus we should not be sensitive at this time. So many requirements to follow.
@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
11 Aug 20
@Alexandoy yes.. everyone should understand the condition
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
For now my wife has to wait until the results of the test come out.
@snowy22315 (179814)
• United States
9 Aug 20
Waiting until you know it's safe might be the best.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
Yes, it is always better to be safe in this pandemic era.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
Good decision. It's hard to just go visit while it's not confirmed yet.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
That's what I said and fortunately my wife agreed.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
That is what we are hoping for in 3 to 5 days time.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Aug 20
That is true so we should be careful.
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
9 Aug 20
Oh then your government allowing visit those people my friend. Take care of you.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
9 Aug 20
Yes, it is allowed when the person is not in quarantine. They are in a hotel.
@freelancermariagrace (27556)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
You have made the best decision.
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