OFWs headed for Taiwan required to undergo 21-day quarantine –POLO

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) headed for Taiwan would be required to undergo a 21-day quarantine that would be covered and paid for by their employer and the Taiwanese government, according to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO).

According to a report on GMA’s “Saksi,” employers and the Taiwanese government would be required to pay the OFWs' salaries and cover the cost of their quarantine period.

The POLO said that the OFWs would be quarantined at a government facility for the first 14 days, while the following seven days would be “self-help management.”

At least 40,000 new hires and returning OFWs are set to arrive in Taiwan.

Taiwan earlier announced plans to reopen to business travelers and shorten quarantines for all arrivals, slightly loosening restrictions in one of the few pladces alongside China still pursuing a zero-COVID strategy. — Richa  Noriega/DVM, GMA News