FILE PHOTO: People wear protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while walking at the river path during sunset hour in Taipei, Taiwan, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will restrict the number of Indonesian workers coming to the island from this week, following a spike in the number of coronavirus infections among migrant workers arriving from the southeast Asian country, the government said on Monday.
Taiwan is home to more than 250,000 migrant workers from Indonesia, which has the highest tally of virus infections and deaths in southeast Asia.
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