MANILA, Philippines — Approximately 1,300 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be affected by Hong Kong’s 14-day travel ban on the Philippines due to a new coronavirus strain, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Monday.
POEA administrator Bernard Olalia said the country deploys an average of 2,600 workers to Hong Kong per month, and half of this will be affected by the travel restriction.
Hong Kong said over the weekend it will suspend flights from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines starting April 20 for two weeks after it detected for the first time the N501Y mutant COVID-19 strain.
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