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With COVID-19 recoveries in the UAE nearing the 3,000-mark, the Philippine Embassy announced that a year-and-six-month old boy, born three months shy of the due date, has by far been the youngest Filipino survivor. Baby Zaine tested negative for the infection, three weeks after being confirmed to be afflicted with the coronavirus, the embassy said. “MomContinue reading “One-year-old boy is youngest Filipino to recover from COVID in UAE”

ABU DHABI  — The UAE government announced on Saturday, May 2, that 121 new patients have fully recovered from COVID-19 after receiving the necessary medical care, bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to 2,664. The announcement was made during a regular media briefing held in Abu Dhabi, wherein Dr. Amna Al DahakContinue reading “COVID recoveries in UAE now almost 3,000”

The scheduled repatriation of over 50 Filipinos from Dubai today and on May 6 has been postponed following a decision by the National Task Force Against COVID-19 to temporarily suspend all inbound international flights at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) due to overcrowding of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arriving at a daily rate of 2,000Continue reading “Repatriation of over 50 Filipinos from Dubai postponed as Manila suspends inbound flights”

Marlon Jimenea, the nurse who this week died of COVID-19, had not been well but tested negative for influenza A and B a few days before he was admitted to a Sharjah hospital’s Emergency Room and soon after transferred to its Intensive Care Unit where he was intubated that evening. He would be staying atContinue reading “COVID: ‘Dad, gusto mo hatid na kita sa ospital?’ — Nurse’s wife recalls husband’s last few days”

Close to a hundred Filipinos staying in Dubai and its neighboring northern emirates are among first three batches of visit visa holders to be flown home by the Philippine government through a rapid repatriation program initiated a few weeks back. This was learned from Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes who told reporters that the firstContinue reading “Dubai visit visa holders call it quits; return home”

The UAE government has announced that the number of COVID-19 tests has broken the one million mark, reaching a total of 1,022,326 screenings as part of the national plan to intensify coronavirus detection, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. Recoveries meantime have been averaging at 100 a day, the government said. Citing Dr. Abdul Rahman binContinue reading “COVID-19 recoveries in UAE averaging at 100 a day, official says”

“I like the adrenaline rush of the ER. But in this time of COVID-19, I’d rather be in the community, keeping the elderly  in their homes than risking them to further infections.” DUBAI: Away from the COVID-19 “battle zones” –  hospital emergency rooms and intensive care units – where health care professionals and patients teeterContinue reading “Filipina nurse guards the elderly in the UK against COVID-19”

Dubai has finally eased its three-week, round-the-clock restrictions on the movement of people, announcing partial re-opening of businesses and the resumption of the metro. The move sent a glimmer of hope to thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other expatriates, mostly in the hotel, malls as well as food and beverage sectors, who haveContinue reading “Dubai eases 24-hour COVID-19 restrictions”

West Zone, a popular go-to place in the community because of its extensive Philippine products, has resumed its food drive with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have applied for the relief. In an announcement, West Zone said the food relief re-commenced yesterday, Tuesday, April 21, following the “initialContinue reading “West Zone resumes OFW food relief drive with OWWA”

DUBAI: A Filipino boy, who spent his ninth birthday at the Intensive Care Unit of the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) in Abu Dhabi for COVID-19 treatment was discharged yesterday before a cheering crowd of medical staff and well-wishers. Hervie Emmanuel Magos underwent treatment for almost a month at the hospital where he was admittedContinue reading “Youngest COVID-19 patient in UAE, a Filipino, recovers”