415 Filipinos stranded in UAE return home

  DUBAI – A total of 415 Filipinos stranded in the UAE for more than six weeks flew home on special chartered fights on Saturday and Sunday (April 12). The Filipinos are crew members of Norwegian Cruise Line ships MV Norwegian Jade, SS Nautica and SS Voyager, which are docked in the Abu Dhabi and Dubai ports. The ships and the crew members were left stranded in the UAE after borders and flights were cancelled as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19. On Saturday, 207 Filipino crew members were flown home. On Sunday, the remaining Filipino crew members were repatriated, overseen by Philippine Ambassador Hjayceelyn Quintana. During the repatriation efforts led by the Philippine Embassy in the UAE on April 12, 2020. The crew members were taken on a bus to Dubai airport where they boarded a special Emirates flight to Manila. Upon arriving in Manila, the group will be subjected to mandatory health screening and a 14-day home quarantine. Meanwhile, Philippine Ambassador Quintana expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abu Dhabi Police, Emirates Airlines, Dubai Police and NCEMA Dubai Office for the "assistance they extended to facilitate the repatriation flights despite travel restrictions in the country". According to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, the Philippine government “will continue to bring home distressed land and sea-based overseas Filipino workers affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic”. ICA/Expat Media http://www.expatmedia.net/cash-assistance-filipinos-uae-claim-dh730/2020/04/ http://www.expatmedia.net/filipinos-uae-warned-scammers-offering-repatriation-help/2020/04/
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