5 Filipinos already discharged in COVID-struck Shanghai

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A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) talks to residents while they are waiting to board a bus on a street during a Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown in the Jing'an district in Shanghai on April 19, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Five Filipinos who tested positive in Shanghai have been discharged from quarantine facilities, the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai said.

 

“Sa kabutihang palad wala tayong casualty. Ang ating namonitor ngayon na count, cumulative ‘yung lahat total 18 at natutuwa kami na sa 18, lima na ang na-discharge, ang napalabas ng facility,” Philippine Consul General Josel Ignacio said in a televised public briefing on Wednesday.

 

(Fortunately, we have no casualties. The cumulative count as of now total 18 and we are happy to report that out of the 18 COVID-positive Filipino nationals, five have been discharged, released from the facilities.)

 

On Tuesday, Shanghai logged 16,000 infections and 52 new COVID-related deaths. The Omicron variant drove the outbreak in China’s financial hub.

 

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