MANILA, July 21 — The Philippines’ health ministry today reported two more novel coronavirus deaths and 1,951 additional infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths had increased to 1,837, while confirmed cases had reached 70,764. President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest...
A security guard watches as a shopper exits from a disinfection channel installed at the entrance of a shopping mall as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Manila May 16, 2020. — AFP pic
MANILA, July 21 — The Philippines’ health ministry today reported two more novel coronavirus deaths and 1,951 additional infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths had increased to 1,837, while confirmed cases had reached 70,764. President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest anyone not wearing a face mask or breaching social distancing guidelines amid a sharp rise in infections and deaths since a lockdown was eased in June. — Reuters
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