BREAKING: Pinay Domestic Worker in HK Tested Positive for Coronavirus

The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong has confirmed the first case of a Filipina worker who tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

“The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong received official notice this afternoon that a Filipina domestic worker tested positive for the COVID-19.” the Philippine Consulate said in a statement.

Dr. Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Center for Health Protection identified the latest infected patient as 32-year-old Filipina domestic worker.

Chuang said her employer tested positive for COVID-19 on February 13.

The Consulate General immediately sent a team to the hospital to check on her condition.

“Rest assured that the Philippine Government will render all necessary assistance to the Filipino national,” Consul General Raly Tejada said in a statement.

The confirmation comes after the Philippines ordered a partial lifting of the ban to Hong Kong and Macau for overseas Filipino workers.

Source: https://filipinotimes.net