Four Filipino nationals have recovered from COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) in Asia and the Pacific with no new confirmed case and no new fatality among the nationals abroad, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday.
To date, the total number of COVID-19 infections among overseas Filipinos is 11,186. Of the said numbers, 3,123 are still undergoing treatment in various hospitals and health facilities worldwide.
The total number of recoveries across the main geographic regions is now 7,248.
On the ongoing repatriation of distressed and stranded Filipinos abroad, the foreign affairs office reported that a total of 40 nationals were brought home from North Sulawesi, Indonesia last week.
The second batch of repatriates from Manado were fetched by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel “BRP Tubbataha” (MRRV-4401) on October 15, 2020 after being granted a diplomatic clearance by the Indonesian government.
Noted as the DFA’s first repatriation effort by sea during the pandemic, the department pledged its full commitment in bringing home stranded Filipinos abroad.