{"id":254272,"date":"2020-05-08T05:40:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T09:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=254272"},"modified":"2020-05-08T05:54:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T09:54:29","slug":"23-filipinos-in-dubai-die-of-covid-19-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/08\/23-filipinos-in-dubai-die-of-covid-19-envoy\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Filipinos in Dubai die of Covid-19: envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Based on the latest data of the World Health Organization, there are 15,738 people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the entire UAE while 157 have died. (File photo: Tai’s Captures\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai on Friday reported that 23 Filipinos have died of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Dubai, up by six from the\u00a017 reported on May 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“As of yesterday, 16,000\u00a0na ang kaso ng<\/em>\u00a0Covid-positive\u00a0dito<\/em>\u00a0(United Arab Emirates)\u00a0at mayroon na rin po tayong<\/em>\u00a0around 23\u00a0na namatay na ating mga kababayan sa\u00a0<\/em>Covid-19\u00a0dito lang po ‘yan sa<\/em>\u00a0Dubai (As of yesterday, there are already around 16,000 cases of Covid-positive here and we also recorded 23 deaths due to Covid-19 in Dubai alone),” Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes said during the Laging Handa briefing.<\/p>\n

He did not provide specific details but he noted that “many recoveries” were also reported among the infected.<\/p>\n

Based on the latest data of the World Health Organization, there are 15,738 people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the entire UAE while 157 have died.<\/p>\n

Cortes said mobility restrictions in Dubai have eased but many Filipinos are still struggling on employment, particularly those under a no-work-no-pay arrangement.<\/p>\n

“Unang tumulong ang\u00a0<\/em>Dubai Police\u00a0at konsulado kung saan nagkaroon kami ng\u00a0<\/em>understanding\u00a0na kung may mga kababayan\u00a0<\/em>asking for food or meals\u00a0ay ibibigay natin ang listahan sa\u00a0<\/em>Dubai Police\u00a0para mabigyan sila<\/em>\u00a0during lockdown (The Dubai Police and the Consulate were the first to act and we had an understanding on coordinating aid and meals to Filipinos affected by the lockdown),” he said.<\/p>\n

He said the Department of Labor and Employment’s one-time cash assistance for displaced overseas Filipino workers is ongoing.<\/p>\n

He also reported that help was extended to a number of Filipinos affected by a fire that razed a residential building in Dubai.<\/p>\n

To date, around 1,500 Filipinos have requested repatriation from the embassy amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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