The Philippines recorded 2,378 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, its smallest daily spike in nearly four weeks, but the nationwide tally rose ...
FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a bus 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 Philippines recorded 2,378 new coronavirus infections on Sunday , its smallest daily spike in nearly four weeks, but the nationwide tally rose to 189,601, still the highest in Southeast Asia.
In a bulletin, the Department of Health also reported 32 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 2,998.The global death toll from the coronavirus approached 800,000 on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and India leading the rise in fatalities.
Duterte 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, which before the pandemic was one of Asia's fastest growing economies, fell into recession for the first time in 29 years with a
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