MANILA, Philippines — Thirty more Filipinos in India tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the total cases to 50 in just two days, Manila’s ambassador to the South Asian country said Thursday.
“In just this month alone, it’s terrible. Three days ago, we had two deaths. Tuesday, I had only 20 reports of COVID positive cases. As of today, I had to add 30 more. So now I have 50 Filipinos with COVID,” Philippine Ambassador Ramon Bagatsing Jr. toldINQUIRER.netin an interview on INQside Look.
June 2020 data showed that there are at least 1,319 Filipinos in India, according to Bagatsing, who cited records from India’s immigration offices.
“My count, because of people coming in an…
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