DFA Assures Public of Efforts to Ensure Health & Welfare of Filipinos Here and Abroad

05 February 2020 — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assures the public that the Philippine Government has a vigilant and tested plan to ensure the health and the welfare of Filipinos domestically and overseas amid the concerns brought about by the 2019-nCoV ARD outbreak.

The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong verified today with local health authorities that a second Filipina Household Service Worker (HSW) was quarantined following exposure to her employer who tested positive for 2019-nCoV ARD.

Further, the Consulate General reported that, just like the first case, the said Filipino is healthy and asymptomatic but needs to undergo 14-day quarantine based on Hong Kong’s protocol.

The DFA continues to work closely with relevant government agencies to extend immediate assistance to Filipinos quarantined abroad.

We urge our countrymen in affected areas worldwide to abide by the guidelines of host countries and take the necessary personal precautions to ensure their health and safety. END