'Finally free': Homebound Filipinos cheer end to COVID-19 quarantine ordeal

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Hundreds of repatriated Filipino workers made their way to bus and airport terminals on Tuesday to return to families, the first among around ...

to process within a week the thousands of returnees, some of whom tested negative for the coronavirus and completed the mandatory 14-day quarantine long ago.

Among those hit by the crisis was English teacher Anna Marie Del Carmen, who has been stuck in the capital for two months since her repatriation from Thailand. Their more than US$30 billion of annual remittances is an important driver of the Philippine economy, sustaining millions of family members.

 

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