The Philippine health ministry on Monday confirmed 4,686 additional novel coronavirus infections and 13 more deaths.
FILE PHOTO: A bus driver and passengers wear face masks and face shields, both mandatory in public transportation, to help curb coronavirus disease infections, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezMANILA: The Philippine health ministry on Monday confirmed 4,686 additional novel coronavirus infections and 13 more deaths.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases have risen to 194,252, more than 60 per cent of which were recorded in the past month, while deaths have reached 3,010.Last Monday, the government eased a strict lockdown in and around the capital Manila as President Rodrigo Duterte promised a"refreshed" approach to fighting COVID-19 that included intensified testing.
Duterte, in a televised address, said there was a need to reopen the economy with small and medium enterprises"barely surviving", while at the same time calling on the public to"follow the safeguards". The Philippines fell into recession for the first time in 29 years with a record slump in the second quarter, due to the pandemic-induced lockdown.
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