Manhunt launched after returning Filipino workers flee quarantine vanguardnews
A further worker who had tested positive for the coronavirus had since been located and brought in for treatment, said Commodore Armando Balilo, a spokesman for the coast guard partly responsible for overseeing quarantine facilities.“They shall be arrested and shall face charges for violating quarantine protocols and for compromising the health and safety of their families and communities,” he said.
More than 26,000 Filipino migrant workers have returned to the Philippines since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. They are required to stay in government quarantine facilities for at least 14 days, during which time they are tested for the coronavirus and if found to be negative, allowed to return home.Some returning workers have complained of delays to their test results, prolonging their quarantines.The Department of Health on Monday reported 205 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines, bringing the national tally to 12,718.
However, the government has warned it would re-impose strict lockdown protocols if new case numbers were to begin to spike again.All rights reserved. This material and any other digital content on this platform may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, written or distributed in full or in part, without written permission from
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