Tag: Overseas Filipino Workers and Covid19

DFA reports 14 more COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — Fourteen more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional recoveries pushed the total COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos overseas to 7559. The DFA said 21 more COVID-19 cases were confirmed, pushing the total to 11670. No new fatalities were reported, which means the death toll remains at 846. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries […]

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 says 185,650 Filipinos repatriated since February

(Eagle News)–Over 185,000 Filipinos abroad have been repatriated since February, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, of the 185,650, 120602 or 64.96 percent were land-based and 65048 or 35.04 percent were sea-based. This week, the DFA said most of the repatriates were from the Middle East, at 8132. Arrivals from Europe have reached 1299, including  three medical cases from Turkey, Spain and Malta; 1089 from the Americas; and 981 from Asia. […]

DFA: No weekend reports of additional COVID-19 cases, deaths among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News)–There have been no weekend reports of additional COVID-19 cases or deaths among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday night. The DFA said the total tally then remains at 10,181, while the death toll is at 768. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of COVID-19 cases, with 7,002, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1205, Europe with 1169, and the Americas with 805. The Middle […]