Government workers spray disinfectant on the luggage of disembarking overseas Filipino workers at a seaport in Cebu City on Saturday. Photo: EPA
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Coronavirus: Philippines allows thousands of OFWs trapped in quarantine limbo to go home
- Delays with testing and health certificates have left up to 24,000 repatriated workers stuck aboard cruise ships or in hotels and crowded health facilities
- President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered ‘all government resources’ be used to ensure those who have already finished quarantine go home by next week
Government workers spray disinfectant on the luggage of disembarking overseas Filipino workers at a seaport in Cebu City on Saturday. Photo: EPA