Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 20) — A Filipino tested positive for COVID-19 in South Korea. This is the first confirmed case of the viral disease involving a Filipino in the East Asian country.
“The South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that a Filipino has tested positive for Covid-19. This is the first confirmed case of Covid-19 infection involving a Filipino in South Korea,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido “Dodo” Dulay said on Twitter.
The South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that a Filipino has tested positive for Covid-19. This is the first confirmed case of Covid-19 infection involving a Filipino in South Korea.
— Dodo Dulay (@dododulay) March 20, 2020
Philippine Consul General to South Korea Christian De Jesus also confirmed to CNN Philippines that this is the first case of infection of a Filipino in that country.
CNN Philippines’ correspondent Tristan Nodalo contributed to this story.
