Many OFWs return home as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Many Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) have returned home and continue to return home as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Cebu Pacific aircraft which will transport crew from the Ruby Princess cruise ship to Manila in the Philippines, is seen on the tarmac at Sydney International Source: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

DFA says there are around 1,114 cases of COVID-19 positive OFWs

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•  All returning OFWs undergo medical tests upon arrival
• Everyone is required to undergo 14 quarantine  
• 159 OFWs have died from COVID-19 while 295 have recovered      

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'While numbers of COVID-19 positive patients continue to increase, the rate of infection has slowed down' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque