The 10 Filipinos in Shanghai, China (who are currently locked down) are now in quarantine after they tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Philippine Consul General in Shanghai Josel Ignacio, they have already contacted the Filipinos to help.
“We regret that right now we have 10 of our nationals [who] have been taken to quarantine, who have tested positive. They have reached out to us and we are taking care after and looking after them one on one,” Ignacio said in an interview with the ANC.
“We are in direct communication, they tell us what they need. We try to elevate that to the authorities in different ways depending upon their needs,” he added.
They requested food vouchers that they could use to purchase the product via online due to the limited mobility of the people there.
“Having into the lockdown we saw some episodes of some panic-buying and supply lines became so tight. The recommendation we felt to address the common challenges would be in terms of providing some food security for our nationals,” the official said.
“So that’s why the request for assistance is in the form of vouchers [and] food cards that are good as cash that Filipinos can use to purchase goods online. These goods can be delivered straight to their households because there is a limitation in mobility,” Ignacio added.
10 Filipinos in Shanghai, China test positive for COVID-19
Still, due to the lockdown in Shanghai, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) suspended absentee voting there.
“We have about 1,600 registrants but because of the situation we were compelled to ask Comelec for direction. And the Comelec issued a resolution for temporarily suspending it because there is no really way,” said Ignacio.
Meanwhile, absentee voting in Shanghai has been suspended by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
“We have about 1,600 registrants but because of the situation we were compelled to ask Comelec for direction. And the Comelec issued a resolution for temporarily suspending it because there is no really way,” Ignacio said.
Despite an increasing official death toll and tens of thousands of daily cases, Shanghai ended its arduous, weeks-long COVID-19 lockdown on Wednesday.
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