IATF allows PH health workers with pre-March 8 contracts abroad to leave
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has allowed Filipino health workers with signed overseas employment contracts as of March 8 to leave the Philippines.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles stated that these workers must sign a declaration acknowledging the risks involved.
The IATF also directed the Department of Health to hire additional healthcare workers to support the local healthcare system.
On Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the IATF reconsidered the policy on travel bans for health workers with existing contracts and recommended lifting the ban to President Duterte.
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