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23K OFWs in Kuwait displaced due to pandemic
Thirty-one Filipinos, including four health care workers, have died of COVID-19 in Kuwait.
Out of approximately 300 Filipinos who tested positive for the virus in the Gulf state, 260 have recovered.
Around 23,000 Filipino migrant workers in Kuwait have lost their jobs or are on a no-work, no-pay status due to the pandemic.
The Philippine embassy in Kuwait has distributed 31,000 food packs to Filipinos and repatriated about 4,000 since March 25.
The Philippine embassy in Kuwait temporarily closed after two personnel tested positive for COVID-19 but aimed to reopen on Sunday.
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