17 Pinoys in UK, Ireland contract COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — Seventeen Filipinos in the United Kingdom and Ireland got sick with COVID-19, Philippine Ambassador Antonio Lagdameo said during the Laging Handa online news conference on Saturday.
Ten of the 17 lived in the United Kingdom and four of them have died but the seven others are in Ireland.
Lagdameo said there were 33 other Filipinos categorized as persons under investigation, among them nurses and health workers.
Lagdameo lauded the 21,000 Filipinos who are working as front-liners in the UK National Health Service and private hospitals.
—JEROME ANING
For more news about the novel coronavirus click here.
What you need to know about Coronavirus.
For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.
The Inquirer Foundation supports our healthcare frontliners and is still accepting cash donations to be deposited at Banco de Oro (BDO) current account #007960018860 or donate through PayMaya using this link.
