MANILA: The Philippines recorded three additional coronavirus deaths and 29 new cases, bringing the domestic tally of infections to 140, as authorities placed the entire capital Manila under 'community quarantine' for about a month beginning Sunday (March 15).
Philippine police personnel man a checkpoint bordering nearby Cavite province and suburban Las Pinas in Manila on Sunday , as the government steps up efforts to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. Police began closing off access to the Philippines' sprawling and densely populated capital Manila on Sunday, imposing a quarantine that officials hope will curb the nation's rising number of coronavirus cases.
MANILA: The Philippines recorded three additional coronavirus deaths and 29 new cases, bringing the domestic tally of infections to 140, as authorities placed the entire capital Manila under"community quarantine" for about a month beginning Sunday . The latest deaths include an 86-year-old American male with travel history from the United States and South Korea, the Department of Health said in an advisory. The other two are Filipinos.Domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Metro Manila is now restricted, while stringent measures to contain or prevent local transmission have been imposed in other parts of the South-East Asian country.
Major shopping malls in Metro Manila, home to at least 12 million people, have heeded the authorities' call for a temporary partial closure to discourage people from leaving their homes, while a night-time curfew will begin on Monday. Supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, bookstores and hardware stores will be kept open, while restaurants may also operate but only for home deliveries, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said. - Reuters
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