Filipinos from the UAE who plan to head home to the Philippines will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine as mandated by the government’s Inter-Agency Task Force.
This, after Malacañang recently announced that it will be lifting the travel ban from the UAE and nine other countries from Monday, September 6.
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Guidelines specifically state that the first 10 days of the quarantine must be spent at a hotel facility. On the 7th day, OFWs will have to undergo a PCR test.
The IATF measure states that all OFWs should remain in the hotel facility until the 10th day, even if they have already tested negative for COVID-19. The Bureau of Quarantine shall ensure strict symptom monitoring while in the facility quarantine for 10 days.
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After their hotel facility quarantine, the remaining four quarantine days should be spent at their respective homes.
