Philippines covid testing

[NoMansLand2020 298]

What is the Philippines doing to test their citizens for Covid? Is it free like it is here in the States? What happens if you test positive? Are you allowed to quarantine at home or do you have to go to a quarantine facility and who pays for that if that is the case? 

[Joe Kano 327]

57 minutes ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

What is the Philippines doing to test their citizens for Covid? Is it free like it is here in the States? What happens if you test positive? Are you allowed to quarantine at home or do you have to go to a quarantine facility and who pays for that if that is the case? 

My friend she got covid from a nurse giving her Rabie Shots, They contract traced her.  This was 2 months ago.

 

She was placed in a quarantine facility which was free and she was given food it was alot of rice and very little meat, She was tested after a few days being in there and test came back positive.   She was tested like 2 weeks later and it was negative, instead of getting released then,  she had to spend 7 more days in the quarantine facility.  She was there for month, she sent me pics of the food and it was crappy even by Philippines standards.

[Commish10 427]

27 minutes ago, Joe Kano said:

My friend she got covid from a nurse giving her Rabie Shots, They contract traced her.  This was 2 months ago.

 

She was placed in a quarantine facility which was free and she was given food it was alot of rice and very little meat, She was tested after a few days being in there and test came back positive.   She was tested like 2 weeks later and it was negative, instead of getting released then,  she had to spend 7 more days in the quarantine facility.  She was there for month, she sent me pics of the food and it was crappy even by Philippines standards.

My Fiancee's family have been very sick. They refused to get tested cause if positive they will be sent to a hospital to die. 

[flicks1998 1,044]

37 minutes ago, Joe Kano said:

My friend she got covid from a nurse giving her Rabie Shots, They contract traced her.  This was 2 months ago.

 

She was placed in a quarantine facility which was free and she was given food it was alot of rice and very little meat, She was tested after a few days being in there and test came back positive.   She was tested like 2 weeks later and it was negative, instead of getting released then,  she had to spend 7 more days in the quarantine facility.  She was there for month, she sent me pics of the food and it was crappy even by Philippines standards.

 

9 minutes ago, Commish10 said:

My Fiancee's family have been very sick. They refused to get tested cause if positive they will be sent to a hospital to die. 

 

I concur with both of these statements.  Its best to try and avoid voluntarily getting tested for Covid.  Essentially you are "arrested."  The only time I have seen a reprieve from this is if the quarantine facilities are full, occasionally they will be sent home, but monitored daily, sometimes multiple times a day.  

[NoMansLand2020 298]

I suspect my fiancée has contracted covid as well. Just over a week ago she needed to go grocery shopping. Rather than let me virtually babysit her 7 and 5 year old which she does quite often, she went to her parent's house. I guess her dad was sick, but I don't know much more about it. 

 

A day after, her two kids were sick with high fevers. She ended up taking her youngest to the Doctor. I don't think they were swabbed. Kids are better now. 

 

Fiancée has now been sick with a fever, cough, stomach issues and says she has lost her sense of taste and smell. I urged her to get tested, but she's being stubborn and won't go. 

[Joe Kano 327]

1 hour ago, Commish10 said:

My Fiancee's family have been very sick. They refused to get tested cause if positive they will be sent to a hospital to die. 

I don't blame them, I bet many over in the Philippines are doing the same thing.  From what I have seen the treat patients like animals in most hospitals outside of Manila area.

[flicks1998 1,044]

30 minutes ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

I suspect my fiancée has contracted covid as well. Just over a week ago she needed to go grocery shopping. Rather than let me virtually babysit her 7 and 5 year old which she does quite often, she went to her parent's house. I guess her dad was sick, but I don't know much more about it. 

 

A day after, her two kids were sick with high fevers. She ended up taking her youngest to the Doctor. I don't think they were swabbed. Kids are better now. 

 

Fiancée has now been sick with a fever, cough, stomach issues and says she has lost her sense of taste and smell. I urged her to get tested, but she's being stubborn and won't go. 

You have to understand the social stigma as well.  If someone in a barangay tests positive, usually the whole barangay is shut down for 10 days or two weeks.  People know which person tested positive.  Your fiance is doing the right thing given her situation.  I would rely on her to determine what is best.  However, if by chance she is having trouble breathing, then by all means I would try to seek help.  Typically at that stage, people will look for help although sometimes it can be too late.  

Edited August 16, 2021 by flicks1998

[Joe Kano 327]

1 hour ago, flicks1998 said:

I concur with both of these statements.  Its best to try and avoid voluntarily getting tested for Covid.  Essentially you are "arrested."  The only time I have seen a reprieve from this is if the quarantine facilities are full, occasionally they will be sent home, but monitored daily, sometimes multiple times a day.  

What happen if you try to leave the quarantine facility?  Will they arrest you?  I told my friend after she tested negative to leave and she indicated that she would be arrested. This was in Bantagas area.

[RO_AH 1,659]

1 hour ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

I suspect my fiancée has contracted covid as well. Just over a week ago she needed to go grocery shopping. Rather than let me virtually babysit her 7 and 5 year old which she does quite often, she went to her parent's house. I guess her dad was sick, but I don't know much more about it.

A day after, her two kids were sick with high fevers. She ended up taking her youngest to the Doctor. I don't think they were swabbed. Kids are better now.

Fiancée has now been sick with a fever, cough, stomach issues and says she has lost her sense of taste and smell. I urged her to get tested, but she's being stubborn and won't go. 

I know 2 people in the Philippines who have, by all symptoms had Covid. Neither got tested, or went to the doctor and I do not blame them. If you are under 50 and otherwise healthy you have almost zero chance of dying from Covid. Both recovered fully and have no issues. Both said that they had 1 day that was really bad and then started to recover.

 

On my wife street there have been at least 20 people who have got it and never reported anything. Once again I don't blame them. I feel if someone is elderly or in other high risk categories by all means seek help.

[RO_AH 1,659]

1 hour ago, flicks1998 said:

However, if by chance she is having trouble breathing, then by all means I would try to seek help.  Typically at that stage, people will look for help although sometimes it can be too late.  

Everyone will have trouble breathing as with any upper respiratory infection.

[flicks1998 1,044]

1 hour ago, Joe Kano said:

What happen if you try to leave the quarantine facility?  Will they arrest you?  I told my friend after she tested negative to leave and she indicated that she would be arrested. This was in Bantagas area.

Yes correct.  However that would only be if you forced your way out.  I mentioned before when my fiance had her passport stolen and we needed a new one, she had to go up to Tuguegarao as that was the only place we could get an immediate appointment.  Upon arrival at the van terminal, she had a police escort to DFA who couldnt help her that date, so she then received a police escort to the hotel she had to quarantine at.  Police sat in the lobby making sure everyone was "compliant."

 

Even when I arrived at the end of November last year, at my quarantine hotel, the Coast Guard sat in the lobby making sure everyone followed the rules.  However that was still when you would do a PCR test on arrival at the airport and within 24 hours you could leave quarantine with a negative test.  I stayed a few more days at that hotel and had to make it known that I was disease free, otherwise I would not have been allowed to walk out.  

 

But everyone was extremely helpful and polite during my process as well as hers.  She waited outside of DFA for several hours and the police officer who escorted her went and bought Jollibee as she had not ate.  

Edited August 16, 2021 by flicks1998

[flicks1998 1,044]

39 minutes ago, RO_AH said:

Everyone will have trouble breathing as with any upper respiratory infection.

Yes true.  I guess I meant extreme extreme trouble breathing.

[top_secret 2,417]

4 hours ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

I suspect my fiancée has contracted covid as well. Just over a week ago she needed to go grocery shopping. Rather than let me virtually babysit her 7 and 5 year old which she does quite often, she went to her parent's house. I guess her dad was sick, but I don't know much more about it. 

 

A day after, her two kids were sick with high fevers. She ended up taking her youngest to the Doctor. I don't think they were swabbed. Kids are better now. 

 

Fiancée has now been sick with a fever, cough, stomach issues and says she has lost her sense of taste and smell. I urged her to get tested, but she's being stubborn and won't go. 

 

It is a tough situation but almost certainly the best thing she can do is self quarantine at home, monitor her condition and let it run it's course. The kids got better, she will almost certainly follow the same course.  Getting tested and having a positive swab result would not provide any new information or suggest a better course of action than what you already know.  Getting caught up in the whole COVID bureaucracy can end up being worse than the disease. 

[Mariner 4]

On 6/26/2021 at 6:52 PM, Joe98 said:

For now, and probably won’t, I decided not to attempt to file a lawsuit against the Manila embassy in the Philippines because I don’t think it will work. There are 2 other lawsuits from different law firms that are attempting to do this and from what I have seen on YouTube, this will end up being a waste of time and money. This is for the k1 visa process situation that myself and thousands of others are dealing with. I realize I could be wrong about the pending lawsuits but I honestly don’t think the judge will be able to do anything. My understanding is the Manila embassy is doing very few k1 visas right now and those are the ones that were held up for administrative reasons or something to that effect. I really don’t know what to do or what will happen but I’m hoping for myself and thousands of others that something soon will happen and get things going. 

 

On 6/27/2021 at 2:11 PM, PWB said:

Hang in there Joe and save your money.  If you can catch the Embassy/Consulate in a major processing mistake then you may have a little leverage but short of that they could care less about a lawsuit.  It has been our experience that getting out of Manila has only been followed by more frustration with the system.

 

On 6/27/2021 at 8:53 PM, Jorgedig said:

So you think its completely unrelated to local COVID data?  Because in countries where COVID being well managed, like NZ, there has never been a break in visa interviews.

 

5 hours ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

I suspect my fiancée has contracted covid as well. Just over a week ago she needed to go grocery shopping. Rather than let me virtually babysit her 7 and 5 year old which she does quite often, she went to her parent's house. I guess her dad was sick, but I don't know much more about it. 

 

A day after, her two kids were sick with high fevers. She ended up taking her youngest to the Doctor. I don't think they were swabbed. Kids are better now. 

 

Fiancée has now been sick with a fever, cough, stomach issues and says she has lost her sense of taste and smell. I urged her to get tested, but she's being stubborn and won't go. 

Mine too... Fever, Cough, Runny Nose... Typical Cold/Flu Symptoms... She and I agreed that a trip to the doctor was just asking for quarantine...  We are on Skype 24/7... She went to the market and got the fixins for chicken soup... Loaded up on the standard medications for a cold and locked herself in for three days of Netflix on a Shared Screen to Binge watch Star Trek... That was last month... She is better now... We are just waiting... and waiting..   

[John & Rose 7,239]

My wife's entire family has Covid now.  All but my step son's pregnant girlfriend who lives with them.  If you get tested and found positive you do the walk of shame and the entire barangay knows about it.  The government is making the sick not want to get tested or vaccinated.  It is so backwards.  They have to fight to get the vaccine and pay all the politicians up the chain or they have to quietly self quarantine and actually make things worse all because the government treats them like lepers instead of getting them help.  So far they are getting better but this included children as young as 3.  My step son's fiancee is still OK but she lives in the same house and no matter how you try to avoid it, there are a dozen sick people in the same family compound.