FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. confirmed on Friday that a Filipino diplomat assigned to the United Nations headquarters in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “Yes, one of our diplomats at the Philippine Mission to the UN in New York has tested positive for Covid. The infected diplomat represented the Philippines in the General Assembly’s Legal Affairs Committee and last showed up at the UN headquarters on Monday. She displayed flu-like symptoms a day later and subsequently tested positive for Covid-19. They are Davao City Third District Rep. Isidro Ungab, lIloilo City Rep. Julienne Baronda, Biñan City Rep. Marlyn Alonte, Valenzuela Second District Rep. Eric Martinez and Navotas City Rep. John Reynald Tiangco.

Source: Manila Times March 13, 2020 16:03 UTC