First Filipino COVID-19 case confirmed in South Korea
A Filipino national in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19 on March 20, marking the first confirmed case involving a Filipino in the country.
The patient had traveled to Switzerland before exhibiting symptoms and returned to South Korea on March 16.
Local health authorities are conducting contact tracing and testing close contacts of the infected individual while disinfecting their residence.
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