Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon Bernardita Catalla died from COVID-19 complications early on Thursday at a Lebanese hospital, the National News Agency reported.
The Philippine foreign ministry has announced the death of the 62-year-old ambassador from the coronavirus.
Since December 2019, she had spearheaded the voluntary mass repatriation program of the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon.
Lebanon has been fighting COVID-19 since Feb. 21 and the number of infections in the country has reached 479, with a death toll of 14.
