Filipinos from the coronavirus (COVID-19)-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan landed at Clark International Airport Tuesday night, the DFA said. A total of 538 Filipinos were on board the Princess of Diamonds. Seven of that number were passengers while 531 were members of the crew. The ship was quarantined early in February after positive tests by a passenger for …

The Department of Health said the number of Filipinos repatriated from the COVID-19-hit M / V Diamond Princess who had symptoms of respiratory disease has reached seven. Vergeire said four of the seven repatriates had tested negative for COVID-19. Whereas, on the other three repatriates, the DOH awaits the tests completed. Vergeire said the test results performed by the Tropical …

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, the number of Filipinos onboard a quarantined cruise ship in Japan that tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has more than doubled to 27 over the weekend. Through the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, the Department of Foreign Affairs estimates that as of 16 February 2020, the number of Filipinos …

The number of Filipinos found positive for COVID-19 infection while embarking on the cruise ship docked in Yokohama has risen to 11, the Foreign Affairs Department has said. The DFA said the Filipinos who tested positive for COVID-19 were taken to different hospitals in and around the Tokyo area. It added that among the new group of 44 men, there …

A Philippine Airlines special rescue flight bound for Xiamen is scheduled to leave Manila on Monday to bring back Filipinos stranded in China amid the novel coronavirus (nCoV) scare. The said flight is scheduled to leave Terminal 2 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) past 7 a.m. The said flight is scheduled to leave Terminal 2 of Ninoy Aquino International …