MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stated on Monday partial coronavirus restrictions around the capital region will be extended for another month till Oct. 31 to keep the spread of COVID-19 in check.
The Philippines reported 3,073 new COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths that day, taking its total count to 307,288 cases – the greatest in Southeast Asia – with 5,381 deaths.
Members of the federal government’s coronavirus task force stated they could not pay for to be complacent even as they would like the economy to continue to move on.
In a late-night televised address, Duterte also interested the country’s top telecommunication companies to “do a much better job” with public schools set to resume with virtual classes on Oct. 5. Preparations for the resumption of classes have actually been hit by problems consisting of access, accessibility and speed of data services.
Duterte stated in July he would not enable face-to-face classes up until a vaccine appears.
Most services, including dine-in services, have been allowed to reopen given that Manila left rigorous lockdown steps on Aug. 19 to support the economy, which fell under economic downturn for the first time in 29 years in the second quarter.
People need to still use masks, face shields and observe one-metre social distancing, while children, the elderly and pregnant females are advised to remain at house.
The government has tested more than 3.4 million individuals and intends to test 10 million – nearly a tenth of the population – by the second quarter of next year.
Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Hugh Lawson
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