Hong Kong confirms 4th Filipino COVID-19 case —DFA

The Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong has confirmed the fourth Filipino coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case in the special administrative region, a Foreign Affairs official announced Sunday.

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said a Filipino migrant worker tested positive for COVID-19 despite being asymptomatic. 

As per PH Consulate in HK, a Filipino worker has tested positive for #COVID2019. Though asymptomatic, the worker is in a HK quarantine facility for treatment. This is the 4th #COVID2019 case involving a Filipino in HK.

— Dodo Dulay (@dododulay) March 8, 2020

The patient has been confined at a quarantine facility for treatment.

Two Filipinos in Hong Kong tested positive for COVID-19 in February, but the Department of Foreign Affairs said they have already recovered. 

The third case is healthy and asymptomatic, according to the latest update from the department. — Julia Mari Ornedo/BM, GMA News