Tag: OFWs and COVID19

419 more Filipinos abroad recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Over 400 more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 419 new recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total among overseas Filipinos to 7997. Over 500, or 591, new cases, however, also pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 12,290. Thirteen additional deaths led to an increase in the death toll to 860. “The reported increases are due to belated reports in one country in Asia and the […]

DFA reports 4 additional COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported four additional COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the additional cases, the total COVID-19 cases  rose to 11699. No additional death nor recovery was reported, which means the death toll and recovery total remain at 847 and 7578, respectively. The Middle East and Africa are still the areas with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among overseas Filipinos, with 7544, 4657, […]

DFA reports one more COVID-19 recovery among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — One more Filipino abroad has recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recovery, the recovery total rose to 7565. Three additional COVID-19 cases among Filipinos overseas, however, pushed the total to 11674. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 846. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries, and deaths among Filipinos abroad, with 7544, […]

DFA reports 42 more COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — Forty-two more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the COVID-19 recovery total of overseas Filipinos climbed to 7539 as of December 1. Sixteen more COVID-19 cases, however, were reported among Filipinos abroad, pushing the total to 11708. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll is still at 847. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]

DFA repatriates 94 Filipinos from Laos, Myanmar

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated over 90 Filipinos from Laos and Myanmar. The DFA said the 46 Filipinos arrived in Manila from Vientiane, Laos on  November 16, via Myanmar National Airlines. They were accompanied by  three foreign nationals. Forty-eight Filipinos, on the other hand, were repatriated from Yangon, Myanmar on the same day. This was the eleventh repatriation flight from Myanmar since the start of the pandemic. The DFA said many […]

Six more overseas Filipinos test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Six more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional cases, the tally rose to 11528. Recoveries rose to 7463 after the DFA reported two additional ones. One more death pushed the death toll to 831. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa region still has the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, with 7518, 4648 and 546, respectively. The Americas have the least cases […]

DFA repatriates over 8,000 more overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News)–Over 8,000 Filipinos abroad were repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs last week. The DFA said with the 8831 more repatriated, the  total number of repatriated overseas Filipinos rose to 254,785 since the start of repatriation efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic in February. The department said more than 87 percent or 7,715 of this week’s repatriates arrived from the Middle East. Over 600, or 611, overseas Filipinos meanwhile came home from the Asia […]

Three more COVID-19 cases reported among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News)–Three more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional cases, the total rose to 11522. There was no new fatality nor recovery, which means the total of each category remains at 830 and 7461, respectively. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa region still has the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, at 7518, 4648 and 545, respectively. The Americas have the least […]

DFA repatriates 17 Filipinos from Myanmar

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated 17 Filipinos from Myanmar. In a statement, the DFA said the Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Nov. 3 via a  special relief flight from Yangon to Manila. The flight, which departed Yangon at on Nov. 2, was organized by the Philippine Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar in coordination with Myanmar Airways International. The DFA said this was the tenth relief flight facilitated by […]

DFA reports 30 more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed 30 additional COVID cases among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the additional cases, the total rose to 11410. Seven new recoveries pushed the recovery tally to 7364. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 828. The Middle East and Africa  region still has the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, at 7492,4617 and 543, respectively. The Americas have the least cases […]

DFA reports 16 more COVID-19 cases, 3 more recoveries among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News)–Sixteen more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the addition, the COVID-19 tally of Filipinos abroad stands at 11380. Three more recoveries pushed the recovery total to 7357. There was no additional COVID-19 fatality among overseas Filipinos, which means the death toll remains at 828. So far, the DFA said COVID-19 has affected Filipinos in 81 countries. The Middle East and Africa region still has […]

DFA reports 75 more COVID-19 recoveries among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News)–Seventy-five more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery total rose to 7354. Over 100, or 119, more COVID-19 cases pushed the total to 11364. The death toll also rose to 828 with the additional 11 fatalities reported in the Middle East and Africa. According to the DFA, the increases in the three categories were due to belated reports and “privacy concerns” in […]