DFA repatriates over 78K Filipinos abroad amid COVID-19

Updated Fri, July 17, 2020 at 2:08 AM Published Tue, July 14, 2020 at 4:12 PM

As of July 16, 2020, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has repatriated over 78,000 Filipinos abroad.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among Filipinos overseas is now 8,974, with 5,321 recoveries, 3,020 active cases, and 633 deaths.

Fifty-nine new cases and 15 new fatalities were reported on Thursday, July 16, 2020.

The majority of COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad are in the Middle East and Africa.

Another country in the African region was added to the list, raising the number of countries with COVID-19 cases among Filipinos to 65.

The DFA initiated the largest single mass repatriation on Sunday, allowing the return of some 410 Filipinos from Beirut, Lebanon.

In Kuwait, 31 Filipinos have died from COVID-19, including four healthcare workers, and around 300 cases have been monitored with 260 recoveries.

On Thursday, 354 stranded and displaced OFWs also safely returned from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via a government-chartered special repatriation flight.

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