Naka-quarantine ngayon ang nasa 10 Filipino na nasa Shanghai, China (na kasalukuyang naka-lockdown), matapos silang magpositibo sa COVID-19.
Ayon kay Philippine Consul General in Shanghai Josel Ignacio, nakipag-ugnayan na sila sa naturang mga Pinoy para tulungan.
“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,” sabi ni Ignacio sa panayam ng 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,” dagdag niya.
Humiling ang mga ito ng food vouchers na magagamit nila sa pagbili ng produkto via online dahil na rin sa limitado ang kilos ng mga tao doon.
“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,” anang opisyal.
“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,” dagdag ni Ignacio.
Dahil pa rin sa lockdown sa Shanghai, sinuspinde ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang absentee voting doon.
“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,” ani Ignacio. — FRJ, GMA News
