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FIRST FILIPINO COVID-19 PATIENT IN SOUTH KOREA

By: Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Seoul

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul received confirmation from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) that a Filipino national was tested positive with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on 20 March 2020. This is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 infection involving a Filipino national in South Korea.

The Filipino national traveled overseas before exhibiting symptoms. He was tested at a hospital in South Korea on 19 March, and was confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 on 20 March.

The Embassy is in close coordination with the KCDC and local health authorities, and stands ready to extend assistance to the COVID-19-positive Filipino national as needed. END


20 March 2020