Pinay OFW tests positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong

A Filipina migrant worker in Hong Kong has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Philippine Consulate General there said on Tuesday.

The Consulate General said it received the official notice confirming the Filipino COVID-19 case earlier in the day.

It immediately sent a team to the hospital to check on her condition.

“Rest assured that the Philippine government will render all necessary assistance to the Filipino national.”

Hong Kong so far has 61 confirmed cases and one death due to COVID-19, according to the South China Morning Post.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs lifted the travel ban for Filipino migrant workers headed for Hong Kong and Macau. —Julia Mari Ornedo/NB, GMA News