MANILA, Philippines — Some 35 Filipinos based in Singapore who are active cases of COVID-19 are currently in hospitals and in isolation there, Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Yap said Tuesday.
As of May 16, a total of 578 Filipinos were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 in Singapore since the start of the pandemic, Yap said.
Of the number, 543 have recovered.
“Nasa 35 na lang ang nasa hospital, ang nasa isolation,” Yap said in a Laging Handa public briefing.
Yap said there were no deaths among Filipinos in Singapore due to COVID-19.
The Singapore government is shouldering all expenses for the hospitalization of COVID-19 patients there, Yap said. Those w…
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