DOT: Most dive spot workers inoculated

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The DOT wants to provide free swab tests for tourists nationwide to jumpstart the vibrancy of the country’s tourism industry.

Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat. Photo courtesy of DOT/FILE

MANILA, Philippines — Most tourism workers employed in accredited dive establishments across the country have already been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT).

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said 95.78 percent of tourism workers employed in 105 dive establishments, or 1,342 out of 1,401 workers, have either received their first dose or completed their vaccination.

The remaining 59 employees or 4.21 percent are still for inoculation. —TINA G. SANTOS