Philippines extends partial COVID-19 curbs found in capital to end of 2020
01 December, 2020
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (Nov 30) said that partial coronavirus restrictions will remain in the capital region before end of the entire year, with the federal government urging Filipinos to limit Holiday gatherings to avoid a post-holiday surge on COVID-19 cases.
People must even so wear masks and deal with shields and observe community distancing in Metro Manila aswell as in Duterte's home town, Davao, and six the areas for your of December, even while less stringent restrictions might be enforced for all of those other country.
In a late-night televised address, Duterte reminded Filipinos of the threat of ignoring safeness protocols, citing what he said was a third wave of infections in Europe and the United States.
He blamed the resurgence in those countries on the stubbornness of some people.
In the Philippines, cases continued to go up after restrictions were calm, which he said was necessary because persons needed to make a living.
The Philippines, which has the second-highest number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in Southeast Asia behind Indonesia, has recorded 431,630 confirmed cases and 8,392 fatalities.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque asked Filipinos to limit Holiday gatherings to immediate members of the family as he warned against complacency and ignoring wellbeing standards.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano said Xmas get-togethers, family reunions and carol-singing outside homes are believed prohibited mass gatherings, but minors will be allowed to go to malls if they're accompanied by their parents.
The Philippines, which ranks 44th with regards to active COVID-19 cases worldwide, clinched its first supply package for a coronavirus vaccine last week, securing 2.6 million shots of a potential vaccine developed by AstraZeneca.
Five vaccine makers, including AstraZeneca, have put on hold late-stage trials in the Philippines.
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