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Spike in cases noted across 3 major geographic regions (Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 96 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, with the total number of confirmed cases at 5,355 as of Thursday, June 4. “With a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad today at 96 across three major geographic regions, the total number of COVID-19 infections involving our nationals abroad went over the 5,300 mark,” the […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, with the total number of confirmed cases at 5,230 as of Tuesday, June 2. Of this number, more than half, or 2,717, are still undergoing treatment. Most of the OFW COVID cases are also in the Middle East/Africa region and in Europe, according to the DFA. Middle East/Africa has a total of 3,258 cases, and 1,835 of […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 34 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, with the total number of confirmed cases now at 5,218 as of Monday, June 1. “Based on the latest figures, the daily rate of confirmed cases decreased with only 34 new cases while daily rate of recoveries increased with 16 new recoveries in the Americas and Middle East”, the DFA said in a statement. The total number […]
Spike in cases due to accumulated late reports, says DFA (Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 2,300 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, with the total number of confirmed cases rising sharply to 5,184 as of Sunday, May 31. The latest infographics released by the department showed more than 2,300 new confirmed cases, corresponding to an 80% increase from the figures released the previous day. “The spike covers some late […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, with the total number of confirmed cases remaining at 2,845 as of Saturday, May 30. “Today’s reports from our Foreign Service Posts reflect no new fatalities due to COVID-19 among Filipinos abroad,” the DFA said in a statement. Likewise, “the daily rate of confirmed cases remains at 24 while the daily rate of recoveries increased to 28 […]
(Eagle News) – A total of 31,352 overseas Filipinos affected by COVID-19 have been repatriated to the Philippines since February, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Saturday, May 30. In a statement, the DFA said that of those repatriated, 65.8 percent (20,633 OFs) are sea-based and 34.2 percent (10,719 OFs) are land-based. The most recent repatriates arrived from the UAE on Friday, May 29. “OFs who wish to be repatriated are requested to […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported more confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, as it vowed to work “to safely repatriate” more stranded Filipinos home. On Wednesday, May 27, the DFA reported 29 new COVID cases, that brought the total number of confirmed cases to 2,664. On Thursday, May 28, the new cases spike at a high of 157 confirmed COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad – mostly from the Middle […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,635 as of Tuesday, May 26. “Today, the DFA confirms no new fatalities due to COVID-19 reported by our foreign service posts among Filipinos abroad. Just as significant, the daily rate of confirmed cases decreased with only 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases while the daily rate of recoveries increased,” […]
(Eagle News) – Nearly 300 overseas Filipino workers and their families arrived from the Cayman Islands and London at noontime on Monday, May 25, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported. The repatriates, composed of 287 Filipinos from Grand Cayman and eight from London, arrived via an “airbridge” flight organized by the Cayman Islands local government, the DFA said in a statement. “The Manila airbridge flight is but a demonstration of the close Philippine-UK bilateral […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 94 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,617 as of Monday, May 25. Thirty four (34) new fatalities were also recorded from the Middle East region, bringing to 328 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths among overseas Filipinos. Meanwhile, 10 new recoveries were recorded as well, from Europe and Middle East, with the total now […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs reported the death of a Filipina household service worker in Beirut, Lebanon who reportedly committed suicide. “It is with deep sadness that the Department of Foreign Affairs announces that the Filipina household service worker who was taken in by the Philippine Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, as ward at the POLO shelter on 22 May 2020 and reportedly jumped from a room she was sharing with two […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,504 as of Friday, May 22. Two new fatalities were also recorded, both from the Middle East region, bringing to 287 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths among overseas Filipinos. Five new recoveries were recorded as well, from the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Middle East, with […]
