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DFA: One Filipino each in Kuwait, SoKor are 'first cases' of COVID-19-positive Filipinos in those countries
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the first Filipino COVID-19 case in Kuwait, involving a female overseas Filipino worker (OFW).
This OFW had close contact with someone who had recently traveled to the United Kingdom.
The Philippine government is monitoring her case and she is reported to be in stable condition.
Additionally, the DFA reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19 infection involving a Filipino in South Korea.
Two more Filipinos also tested positive for coronavirus in Singapore, bringing the total number of confirmed Filipino nationals infected abroad to 13.
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The Philippine Embassy in Seoul confirmed the first Filipino national in South Korea to test positive for COVID-19 on March 20, 2020.
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A Filipino woman in Athens, Greece, has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first reported case of a Filipino contracting the virus in the European country.
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Five Filipinos in Hong Kong had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Monday, March 23, 2020.
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Two more Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19 in Singapore, bringing the total number of Filipino nationals in the country with the virus to 13.
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Three more Filipinos in Hong Kong have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected Filipinos to 16.
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