MANILA, Philippines — To further stem the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country, the National Task Force against COVID-19 (NTF) has recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte to limit the number of inbound overseas Filipino workers.
NTF chief implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday said the task force recommended suspending the entry of foreigners and non-essential travelers to the country for two weeks.
He added that the number of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will also be limited to 1,500 per day.
“Nagkaroon tayo ng parang emergency meeting na lilimitahan po natin yung inbound passengers na only OFWs,” he said in a Palace briefing.
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