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Philippines extends restrictions in the capital to contain COVID-19

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the capital region have more than doubled since June

Published: July 16, 2020 12:30 Reuters and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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20200716 duterte — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is enforcing partial coronavirus restrictions in the capital for another two weeks, and warned that stricter curbs would be reinstated if the rise in new cases and deaths does not slow down. Image Credit: AP

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20200716 corona — The Philippines this week recorded Southeast Asia's biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths and saw hospital occupancy grow sharply, after a tripling of infections since a tough lockdown was eased on June 1 to allow more movement and commerce. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of APTOPIX_Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_83940.jpg-8fb37~1-1594887419300 — "It was clear during our discussion that if the spread of the virus in Manila will not slow, it is possible that stricter quarantine measures would be reimposed after two weeks," presidential spokesman Harry Roque said late on Wednesday. | A resident sits inside her home during the start of a lockdown. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_88506.jpg-783a3-1594887393924 — Under tighter regulations in force from mid-March to the end of May, public transport was barred, working from home instituted where possible, and only one person per household allowed out for essential goods. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 303987-01-02-1594887396960 — Navotas, a city of 250,000 in the National Capital Region surrounding Manila, will from July 16 return to lockdown after cases tripled since June, its mayor said this week. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_42385.jpg-e3065-1594887436908 — Policemen patrol around a village during the start of a lockdown due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the city of Navotas. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 303989-01-02-1594887399186 — A member of the police manning a checkpoint asks to see the quarantine pass of a resident in suburban Manila. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_46794.jpg-183ba-1594887429921 — To prevent wider transmission, the government said it would use police to carry out house-to-house searches for patients so they can be isolated and brought to quarantine facilities where they can be properly managed. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 303990-01-02-1594887401696 — Philippine police were being deployed to ensure people who test positive for the coronavirus and cannot self-isolate at home are taken to state-run quarantine centres, sparking warnings of potential rights violations. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_46674.jpg-3a099~1-1594887422941 — Residents watch as a police officer rides atop an Armored Personnel Carrier by their home during the start of a lockdown due to a rise in COVID cases in the city of Navotas, Manila. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_41288.jpg-53a82-1594887433417 — Funeral workers in protective suits carry a cadaver during the start of a lockdown due to a rise in COVID cases in the city of Navotas. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 303992-01-02-1594887404341 — An armed member of the police special action force speaks to residents as he mans a checkpoint along a street in Navotas. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 303993-01-02-1594887407323 — Armed members of a police special action force man a checkpoint along a street in Navotas. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 303996-01-02-1594887413517 — Confirmed Coronavirus infections continues to rise in the country after it has reopened an economy that’s on the brink of recession while still struggling to combat the pandemic. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Philippines_21731.jpg-4a653-1594887426173 — Residents ride past police Armored Personnel Carriers during the start of a lockdown due to a rise in COVID cases in the city of Navotas, metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Image Credit: AP

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