Live Breaking News & Updates on He Philippine Consulate General Said As The Chinese Special Administrative Region Is Battling Its Fifth Coronavirus Disease 2019 Covid 19 Wave Reports Over Weekend Several Filipino Employees Who Caught Were Fired By Their Employers Leaving Them Unable To Get Admitted Hospitals Due Absence Of Employment Visas While Some Also Even Forced Sleep Outdoors Quot Pcg In Hong Kong Wishes Assure Community That All Filipinos Needing Emergency Assistance Recent Surge Cases Have Been Accounted For And Assisted

MANILA - All Filipinos in need of emergency aid in Hong Kong have received assistance, the Philippine Consulate General said as the Chinese special administrative region is battling its fifth coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) wave. Reports over the weekend said several Filipino employees who caught Covid-19 were fired by their employers leaving them unable to get admitted to hospitals due to the absence of employment visas while some were also even forced to sleep outdoors. "The PCG in Hong Kong wishes to assure the Philippine community in Hong Kong that all Filipinos needing emergency assistance due to the recent surge of Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong have been accounted for and assisted," the Consulate said in advisory forwarded by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday. The consulate said at least 23 Filipinos have requested assistance either for hospital admission after testing positive while on their way to the airport, while in boarding houses, or with their ....

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