Brazil: 14 Filipino seafarers test positive for COVID-19
The Philippine Embassy in Brazil reported that 14 Filipino seafarers docked in Brazil tested positive for COVID-19, with one fatality and two still receiving treatment.
Eleven of the infected seafarers have been discharged and repatriated.
Ambassador Marichu Mauro clarified that none of the approximately 1,200 land-based Filipinos living in Brazil have contracted the virus.
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