5 of 18 Filipinos with COVID-19 in Shanghai discharged from facility
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MANILA, Philippines — Five out of 18 Filipinos who contracted COVID-19 in Shanghai have already been discharged from a facility, a Philippine consul general there reported Wednesday.
Philippine Consul General in Shanghai Josel Ignacio also said that no casualties .
“Sa kabutihang palad po, wala tayong casualty. Ang atin pong na-monitor ngayon na count, cumulative po, lahat po ito, 18 at natutuwa po kami na sa 18 po na ito, lima na po ang na-discharge, ang napalabas ng facility,” he said in a Laging Handa public briefing.
(Fortunately, we do not have a casualty. Our monitored count is 18 and of these, five were already discharged, sent out from the facility.)
According to Ignacio, the needs of Filipinos in Shanghai are directed to authorities for the latter to address.
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