The city government of Manila will impose a 48-hour lockdown in 136 barangays of Tondo District 1 within the week to curb the spread of COVID-19
.due to its high number of cases.Moreno did not specify the day the lockdown will take place this week, but noted that he will address the public two days prior after the city government finalizes its directives, including exemptions of areas in relation to public access to basic commodities and logistics.
Sampaloc district, which consists of over 370,000 residents, was put on lockdown from Thursday to Sunday. Moreno said Tondo District 1 has a population of over half a million. A total of 659 residents of the city have contracted COVID-19 to date with 15 new active cases, according to the Manila Health Department. Of this number, 60 have died and 90 have recovered from the infection.
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