Tag: OFWs and COVID19

DFA reports additional COVID-19 case among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed an additional COVID-19 case among overseas Filipinos. With the additional case from the Asia Pacific region, the DFA said the total number of cases rose to 11245. No additional recovery was reported, which means the total number of recoveries remains at 7279. The death toll remains at 817, with no additional deaths reported. The Middle East and Africa still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, […]

17 more overseas Filipinos recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Seventeen more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said with the additional recoveries, the total rose to 7279. Five new COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 11244. There was no death reported, which means the death toll remains at 817. So far, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries, with 7380, 532, and 4542, respectively. […]

20 more overseas Filipinos test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Twenty more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional ones, the total increases to 11224 as of Wednesday. Six more have recovered, pushing the recovery tally to 7254. Deaths increased to 817, including the additional. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries, with 7380, 532, and 4352, respectively. The Americas had the least cases but […]

DFA repatriates over 7,000 overseas Filipinos this week

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs  repatriated over 7000 overseas Filipinos this week. The DFA said with the additional 7,732 repatriates, the number of Filipinos brought home since February rose to 231,026. Of these, 76,069 or 32.93 percent were sea-based, while 154957 or 67.07 percent were land-based. The DFA said it flew home 6,344 overseas Filipinos from the Middle East on board 28 special commercial repatriation flights it facilitated. Of these, 5,162  arrived from Saudi […]

10 more Filipinos abroad recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Ten more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional recoveries pushed the recovery tally to 7244 as of Wednesday. Eight more COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 11186. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll remains at 815. The Middle East and Africa still had the most cases, recoveries and deaths, with 7369, 4542 and 532, respectively. The Americas had the least cases […]

33 more Filipinos abroad recover from COVID-19

26 more COVID-19 cases, 3 additional deaths reported (Eagle News)–Thirty-three more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the development, the recovery tally among overseas Filipinos rose to 7234 as of Tuesday. Twenty-six more COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the COVID-19 tally to 11,178. The death toll also rose to 815, including the three additional reported. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, […]

DFA: Over 223,000 overseas Filipinos repatriated since start of COVID-19 pandemic

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 223,000 overseas Filipinos since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. The DFA said the 223,294 total repatriates were after it repatriated  9,352 more overseas Filipinos this week. Of this, the DFA said 8,444 were from the Middle East, 512 from Asia and the Pacific, 394 from Europe, and two from the Americas. They arrived via 38 special commercial repatriation flights. The DFA also chartered two flights […]

Nine more Filipinos abroad recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Nine more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 7184 as of Friday. Four more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos, however, pushed the total to 11,145. No new deaths were reported, which means the death toll remained at 811. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa were still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths–at […]

Over 300 Filipinos repatriated from Saudi Arabia arrive

(Eagle News)–Over 300 Filipinos were repatriated from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Oct. 15. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 341 Filipinos arrived via PR 8673 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport before midday. The DFA said they represent the twelfth batch repatriated from the kingdom since February 2020, when the department started its repatriation efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said they underwent swab testing and will stay under hotel quarantine until […]

34 more overseas Filipinos recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Thirty-four more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 7170 as of Tuesday. Twenty-six newly-reported COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 11108. Eight additional deaths pushed the death toll to 810. “To date, the Middle East remains to be the region with the most number of confirmed COVID-19  cases, recoveries, under treatment and fatalities among our nationals,” the DFA […]

DFA repatriates 263 more Filipinos from Saudi Arabia

  (Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 200 more Filipinos from Saudi Arabia. The DFA said the 263 Filipinos based in Jeddah and other parts of the Western region took a Philippine Airlines chartered flight on Oct. 11 and arrived in Manila on Oct. 12. According to the DFA, the repatriates were among the “thousands” of Overseas Filipino Workers who were economically displaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine Consul General to […]

No additional COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos so far: DFA

(Eagle News)–There have been no additional COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said that means the death toll remains at 800 as of Friday. Three new COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 10864. Four new recoveries brought the tally to 6919. So far, the Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries, with 7137, 518, and 4307 respectively. “As the DFA personnel in our (foreign […]