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Pinoy community in Hong Kong now free of COVID-19, says DFA official

The Filipino community in Hong Kong is free of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

 

 

"HK PCG reports that the Filipino community in Hong Kong is now officially Covid-free!!," said Dodo Dulay, DFA undersecretary in a social media post early Thursday morning.

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He added that, based on the report from the Hong Kong Philippine Consulate General (PCG), Filipinos who tested positive for COVID-19 have been discharged from the hospital.

As of June 1, the DFA reported that there are 5,218 overseas Filipino workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 with 2,167 recoveries and 342 deaths. -- BAP, GMA News