The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Monday that two more Filipinos have been infected with the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number of infected Filipinos to four.

Citing a report from the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said that the two Filipino nurses--both female aged 29 and 32--are in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital they are working for.

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