Filipino UN diplomat tests positive for COVID-19
A Filipino diplomat at the Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York has tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed by DFA Assistant Secretary Eduardo Meñez.
The necessary health and safety protocols have been implemented, including shutting down the Philippine Center on 5th Avenue for disinfection and placing personnel under self-quarantine.
DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. tweeted that the diplomat is young and doing well with prescribed medication.
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