Another Pinoy in Hong Kong tests positive for COVID-19

Another Filipino in Hong Kong tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed Filipino cases in the Special Administrative Region to seven.

According to Ralph Obina's Tuesday report on Super Radyo dzBB, the Consulate of the Philippines is coordinating with local authorities to help the affected patients.

The Philippine Consulate General also urged the Filipinos in Hong Kong to exercise caution and follow countermeasures against the COVID-19.

FLASH REPORT: Isa pang Pinoy, nagpositibo sa COVID-19 sa Hong Kong; bilang ng mga OFW na tinamaan ng sakit sa naturang bansa, pito na. | via @ralphobina pic.twitter.com/tPYC46kWkD

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) March 24, 2020

Meanwhile, confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in the Philippines climbed to 552 with 35 recorded fatalities and 20 recovered patients. — Joahna Lei Casilao/DVM, GMA News