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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gave government officials a week to process the cases of more than 24,000 repatriated Filipino workers who have been stuck in coronavirus quarantine in Manila or on cruise ships. The presidential order announced on May 25, 2020, applies to stranded migrant workers who will now be allowed to go to their homes after spending nearly two months in crowded health facilities.

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What happens to migrant workers from Singapore’s dormitories during and after their recovery from COVID-19?
 
Two residents of S11 Dormitory@Punggol – including Pugal, whose story is told in this series (Part 1: https://youtu.be/wq-dygv456w Part 2: https://youtu.be/Qis6_86DlVU) – have been housed on board cruise ship Superstar Gemini and in a vacant HDB flat in Bedok, after long journeys that saw that shifted from hotel to army camp to resort to the Singapore Expo, across the breadth of Singapore. read more

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong refuted comments that Singapore has reduced COVID-19 testing among migrant workers. In a news conference, he explained Singapore’s testing approach to determine the extent of COVID-19 infection in foreign worker dormitories, adding that 21,000 workers living in dormitories have been tested so far. Read more: https://cna.asia/2KDlTD4

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After the 21 days’ lockdown was imposed, lakhs of migrant Indian labourers have lost their jobs. They have been forced to return home, hundreds of kilometres away from Indian cities.
No public transport is available. So they are left with no other option but to walk.

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