Filipina domestic helper in HK positive for COVID-19
Credit to Author: Bernadette Tamayo| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 03:44:00 +0000
THE Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong on Wednesday confirmed that a Filipina household worker has been tested positive for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).
The unidentified Filipina is the 61st confirmed COVID-19 case in Hong Kong and the first reported infection involving a domestic worker.
There are about 240,000 Filipinos working in Hong Kong, a special administrative region (SAR) of China, majority of them household workers.
In its Facebook post on Tuesday evening, the PCG in Hong Kong said, “Kinumpirma ng Hong Kong Health Department na may isang Filipino domestic worker na nag-positibo sa COVID-19 (The Hong Kong Health Department has confirmed that a Filipina domestic worker has been tested positivd for COVID-19).”
“Dahil dito muling pinapaalalahanan at pinapayuhan ang lahat ng Pilipino sa Hong Kong na huwag ipawalang bahala ang kanilang kalusugan at puspusang mag-ingat upang maiwasang magkasakit sanhi ng COVID-19 (In view of this, all Filipinos in Hong Kong are being reminded and advised not to take their health for granted and be vigilant so as to prevent getting sick due to COVID-19),” the PCG said.
In view of risks associated with exposure to the deadly virus, the PCG had implemented, since February 1, temporary safety measures in its operations.
PCG operating hours for public transactions had been shortened – from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until further notice “with the objective of protecting the Filipino community from the disease.”
“Rest assured that all passport applications with confirmed schedules before or after said adjusted office hours will be accommodated,” the PCG said.