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Consulate Confirms Case of 1st Filipina to Acquire Coronavirus in HK
A 32-year-old Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong has been infected with the novel coronavirus or Covid-19. She is the…
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Friends of Filipina DH with Coronavirus Sought
By The SUN About 10 friends of a 32-year-old Filipina domestic worker who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus or…
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PH Consulate General Briefs Filcom on COVID-19 Situation in Toronto
TORONTO 18 February 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto invited Dr. Eileen De Villa to brief the Filipino…
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WHO Warns Against Virus Over-Reaction as Death Toll Hits 1,868
Laurent Thomet, Agence France-Presse BEIJING – The World Health Organization has warned against a global over-reaction to the new coronavirus…
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Stranded OFWs May Return to Hong Kong, Macau as Gov’t Partially Lifts Travel Ban
Some 25,000 Filipinos have been urging the government to let them return to their jobs or homes in China’s special…
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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…
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Japan Plans HIV Drug Trials for Coronavirus, Cruise Ship Evacuations Continue
Sakura Murakami and Ju-min Park, Reuters TOKYO – Japan plans to trial HIV medications to treat patients infected with coronavirus…
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China’s Tough Choices: Contain the Virus or Support the Economy?
Fighting a war on two fronts is never easy. But that is the situation facing China’s government: It is trying…
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Another 70 Test Positive for Virus on Ship in Japan, Total Now at 355
TOKYO – Another 70 people on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing…
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American from Cambodia Cruise Ship Tests Positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR/SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia – An 83-year-old American passenger from a cruise ship that docked in Cambodia after being shunned by…
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