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Staff ng POLO sa Jeddah, patay sa COVID 19 —labor attaché
A translator for the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has died of COVID-19.
Labor Attaché Nasser Munder confirmed the staff member, who initially tested negative for the virus, died Monday night in a Makkah hospital after four days of confinement.
Two other POLO staff members also contracted COVID-19 but have since recovered.
The POLO office in Jeddah will be temporarily closed from Tuesday until the first week of August for disinfection.
Despite the closure, the distribution of $200 financial aid to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will continue.
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