Duterte orders virus lockdown of Manila
A woman praying inside the Baclaran Church in Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines, yesterday. President Rodrigo Duterte said the temporary block on land, sea and air traffic into and out of Manila will start on Sunday. – EPA pic, March 12, 2020.
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans today for a halt to all transport in and out of the capital Manila and a quarantine to contain the spread of the deadly new coronavirus. In a nationally televised address, Duterte also approved a month of school closures, ban on mass gatherings and a prohibition on the entry of foreigners from places where the contagion is spreading.
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