Number of Pinoys on cruise ship found positive for COVID-19 rises to 11

The number of Filipinos who have been found positive for COVID-19 infection while on board the cruise ship docked in Yokohama has risen to 11, the Department of Foreign Affairs has said.

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The DFA said the Filipinos who tested positive for COVID-19 infection had been taken to various hospitals in and around the Tokyo area.

It added that there was no Filipino among the new group of 44 persons who tested positive for the virus on Thursday.

"The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo is in regular communication with the Filipinos in the hospitals and note that they are responding well to treatment," the DFA said in a statement.

"The embassy, in coordination with the Japanese Government, is sending care packages containing toiletries and non-medical supplies to Filipinos who are in hospital as well as those who remain onboard the Diamond Princess," it added.

The DFA said on Monday said that four more Filipinos on the cruise ship had been found positive for COVID-19 from the initial single case, bringing the number to five at that time.

The DFA said an embassy team also visited the hospitals on Thursday afternoon to speak with the doctors and social workers assigned to the Filipino patients in order to ensure their well-being. —NB, GMA News

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