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(Eagle News)–Two Filipinos have died due to the coronavirus disease 2019 abroad, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the deaths were reported in the Asia-Pacific Region and Europe. Of the 169 Filipinos who were reported to have contracted the virus abroad, 111 were reported in the Asia-Pacific region, 18 in the Middle East, 20 in Europe and 20 in the Americas. Some of those reported cases have to be verified by […]
(Eagle News)–Singapore is donating 3000 coronavirus disease 2019 kits to the Philippines. This is according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., who made the announcement in a Tweet on Sunday, March 22. According to Locsin, Singapore will also give one thermal cycler or PCR machine. The machine is used for diagnosis. The Philippines has so far recorded 380 COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths.
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that another two Filipino nationals tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 abroad. In an advisory, the DFA said one was confined in local health facility in Brunei. He is in stable condition, according to the Ministry of Health of Brunei Darussalam. The other tested positive for COVID-19 in India, where he arrived early March. The Filipino was brought to the hospital after he complained of breathing […]
(Eagle News)–The number of Filipinos who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 in Singapore has reached 13. The Department of Foreign Affairs said this was after two more Filipinos tested positive for the virus. “Through information from the Singaporean Ministry of Health (MOH), the Embassy confirms that the 12th and 13th Filipino nationals who were confirmed positive with COVID-19 are currently confined in hospitals,” the DFA said. Of the 13 Filipino nationals who have […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has temporarily suspended the issuance of visas to all foreign nationals in view of the current COVID-19 outbreak worldwide. In an advisory posted on Thursday, March 19, the DFA announced that it is also suspending the visa-free privilege for foreign nationals, aside from the usual visa issuances. “The DFA informs the public that it is temporarily suspending visa issuance in all its Foreign Service Posts effective […]
(Eagle News)–There are now 11 Filipinos who tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said this was after a Filipino national tested positive for COVID-19 on March 17. The patient is currently confined in a hospital and is in isolation, the DFA said. Of the 11, the DFA said two have recovered, which means nine are COVID-19 active cases. One of them was discharged on […]
OFWs on first-time deployment to mainland China, students, dependents of OFWs and tourists still banned (Eagle News)–Overseas Filipino Workers are now allowed to return to China, except to the province of Hubei, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA,Filipino government officials who are on official travel to China are also now allowed to travel there. OFWs who seek first-time deployment to mainland China, students, dependents of OFWs and tourists are not included […]
(Eagle News) – At least 444 Filipinos from the MV Grand Princess cruise ship have been brought home and are now sent to the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac for the required 14-day quarantine period. The repatriated Filipinos – 438 crew members and six passengers of the cruise ship – arrived at the Haribon Hangar in Clark Airbase, Pampanga, at around 2:15 a.m. on Monday, March 16. They were brought to the country […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 Filipinos will be repatriated from Macau on Saturday, March 7. The government said the 167 Filipinos–composed of 137 undocumented and irregular Filipino workers and 30 personnel from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration–were among those stranded when travel restrictions were imposed amid the threat of the novel coronavirus. The Philippines has imposed a travel ban on China, Macau, Hong Kong, among other places as protective measures. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the […]
(Eagle News) — The first Filipino who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Singapore has been discharged from the hospital after being given a clean bill of health. The Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement this brings the total of COVID-19-positive Filipinos in Singapore back down to two. “The Embassy is in close coordination with the Ministry of Health of Singapore and stands ready to extend assistance to the COVID-19-positive Filipino nationals […]
(Eagle News) — Another Filipino in Hong Kong tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong said the confirmation about the 29-year-old Filipino’s test results was made by the Hong Kong Health Department on Thursday morning. The consulate said the Filipino, who is in isolation, was so far “in good spirits” and “no longer has fever.” With the confirmation, the number of Filipinos in Hong Kong who tested positive for […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., visited Oman’s Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Allawi, at the Foreign Ministry in Muscat, in his first official visit to Oman. The DFA chief, who was warmly received by his Omani counterpart, conveyed President Rodrigo Duterte’s message of condolences on the demise of the late Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said, as well as the President’s congratulations to the new Sultan Haitham bin Tarik. During […]
