Palace: Gov't assisting Hong Kong OFWs who contracted COVID-19

A police officer requests foreign domestic helpers on their Sunday rest day to leave during an operation against people who fail to comply with social distancing measures in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok area on February 20, 2022, amid the city's worst-ever coronavirus outbreak.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines said Monday it is extending assistance to overseas Filipino workers who tested positive for COVID-19 amid a surge in infections in Hong Kong.

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the Chinese financial hub provided 28 coronavirus-stricken migrant workers with food, hygiene kits and power banks “to allow them to communicate while waiting for calls” from Hong Kong authorities.

He added that POLO is working with a non-government organization and the Hong Kong Labor Department to provide an isolation facility to accommodate OFWs.

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