The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait informs the Filipino community that all returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), both land-based and sea-based, are required to undergo a mandatory 14-day facility quarantine upon their arrival in the Philippines. This is in accordance with Resolution No. 23 of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) dated 13 April 2020.
The said IATF Resolution means that the Philippine government will not allow OFWs to rejoin their families in the Philippines unless they complete the 14-day quarantine at a facility that will be designated by the Department of Health and the Bureau of Quarantine.
While outbound flights from Kuwait are once again operational after the month-long closure of Kuwait International Airport, the Embassy advises Filipinos in Kuwait to reconsider their travels in light of the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon and in multiple areas in the Philippines.
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Ipinapaalam ng Embahada ng Pilipinas sa Kuwait sa Filipino community na ang lahat ng mga pabalik na Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW), kasama ang mga land-based at sea-based, ay kailangang sumailalim sa sapilitang facility quarantine sa loob ng 14 na araw pagdating nila ng Pilipinas. Ito ay bilang pagtalima sa Resolution No. 23 ng Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) noong 13 Abril 2020.
Ang nasabing resolusyon ng IATF ay nangangahulugang hindi papayagan ng pamahalaan ng Pilipinas ang mga OFW na makapiling nila ang kanilang mga pamilya sa Pilipinas kung hindi nila tatapusin ang 14 na araw na quarantine sa isang pasilidad na itatalaga ng Department of Health at ng Bureau of Quarantine.
Bagaman mayroon na ulit mga lipad palabas ng Kuwait matapos ang isang buwang pagsasara ng Kuwait International Airport, inaabisuhan ng Embahada ang mga Pilipino sa Kuwait na pag-isipan muna ang kanilang biyahe ngayon at may Enhanced Community Quarantine sa Luzon at sa iba pang lugar sa Pilipinas.
State of Kuwait, 16 April 2020
Visit the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait's Coronavirus Disease 2019 webpage for the latest updates and advisories on the COVID-19 situation in Kuwait: https://kuwaitpe.dfa.gov.ph/covid19
