A Korean national was found dead inside the condominium unit where he was staying in Malate, Manila. The foreigner visited the hospital due to tightness in his chest and shortness of breath.
Police identified the deceased as Sung Chul Hahn, 55, single, working at Okada Casino and living in Unit 3172 of a condominium building near No. 2241 Taft Avenue, Malate.
According to a report by Malate Police Station 9, the management of the condominium building called them when they found Sung’s body inside his unit on Saturday. This was after other residents of the building complained about the pungent odor coming from inside his flat.
Authorities opened the unit and found the victim lying on his bed and already at the first level of decomposition. During the police investigation, Sung was rushed to an unnamed hospital on August 10 by his friend John Young.
According to Young, Sung had difficulty breathing but insisted he was negative for COVID-19. Sung was returned to his condo unit, but on August 14, a resident of the 31st floor complained of a pungent odor, causing the body to be discovered.
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Korean national found dead inside Malate condo
MPD-Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) personnel responded and took Sung’s remains. However, when they found out that the Korean national had symptoms of COVID-19, they decided not to process the scene and gave full responsibility to Sung’s agent named Angela Enriquez. She would handle the personal belongings of the deceased foreigner.
Disinfection was immediately conducted inside Sung’s unit to ensure safety while Enriquez also signed a waiver affidavit to transfer Sung’s remains to the care of Cruz Funeral Homes. According to the medical report, a heart attack was the alleged cause of death of the Korean national.
As of August 16, the Philippines recorded a total of 161, 253 cases with 112,586 recoveries, and 2,665 fatalities.
Of the 3,420 reported new cases, 2,745 (80%) occurred within the last 14 days (August 3 – 16, 2020). The top regions with cases in the last two weeks were NCR (1,594 or 58%), Region 4A (619 or 23%), and Region 7 (86 or 3%).