The Philippine Labor Minister expressed his apology to the Dubai government for the confusion and anxiety caused by his announcement of the death of a Filipino woman in Dubai due to the new Corona virus, as mentioned by the Dubai government media office through his official account on the social networking site "Twitter".

The Philippine Ministry of Labor and Employment website said that the Filipino Labor Minister Silvestre Bello III apologizes for the death of a Filipino woman in Dubai due to the new Corona virus, and refers to a statement by the media office that indicated that the woman is not infected with this virus.