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1st Filipino Covid-19 case in SoKor recorded
The Philippine Embassy in Seoul confirmed the first Filipino national in South Korea to test positive for COVID-19 on March 20, 2020.
The individual, a Filipino employee in his 50s working for the Green Climate Fund in Incheon, had traveled to Geneva, Switzerland from March 7 to 12.
He developed symptoms and returned to South Korea on March 16, was tested on March 19, and confirmed positive on March 20.
Philippine officials in Seoul are collaborating with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities to assist the infected national.
Contact tracing and route tracing are underway, with close contacts being tested and the patient's residence disinfected.
The Philippine Department of Health has reported over 120 Filipinos worldwide infected with COVID-19.
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