Plans are underway to transform the former presidential yacht, the BRP Ang Pangulo, into a quarantine ship for persons suspected of having contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

The vessel can accommodate at least 28 persons under investigation (PUIs) and persons under Monitoring (PUMs), according to VAdm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, Philippine Navy flag officer in command.

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