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| Philippines to extend nighttime curfew in capital Manila as Covid-19 cases soar and strict lockdown looms | Philippines to extend nighttime curfew in capital Manila as Covid-19 cases soar and strict lockdown looms |
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| The Philippines has decided to bring the existing nighttime curfew in the capital of Manila forward by two hours in an attempt to quell soaring Covid-19 cases in the city, which is soon to be placed under strict lockdown. | The Philippines has decided to bring the existing nighttime curfew in the capital of Manila forward by two hours in an attempt to quell soaring Covid-19 cases in the city, which is soon to be placed under strict lockdown. |
| Metropolitan Manila mayors reached a verdict to change the curfew and have it start at 8pm instead of 10pm, the chairperson of the governing organization, Benjamin Abalos, announced on Monday. | Metropolitan Manila mayors reached a verdict to change the curfew and have it start at 8pm instead of 10pm, the chairperson of the governing organization, Benjamin Abalos, announced on Monday. |
| Abalos claimed that extending the curfew by two hours, when the two-week lockdown comes into effect on August 6, “will stop the virus for the meantime,” and said, “what’s important is our hospitals don’t get full.” | Abalos claimed that extending the curfew by two hours, when the two-week lockdown comes into effect on August 6, “will stop the virus for the meantime,” and said, “what’s important is our hospitals don’t get full.” |
| Police personnel have also been sent to quarantine checkpoints across the capital, as travel in and out of the region will be limited when the lockdown comes into force. | Police personnel have also been sent to quarantine checkpoints across the capital, as travel in and out of the region will be limited when the lockdown comes into force. |
| The lockdown announced on Friday will see the strictest measures enforced in the Metro Manila region, home to a population of 13 million people. From August 6, citizens will be under a stay-at-home mandate, with dining establishments closing their doors and mass-gatherings temporarily banned. | The lockdown announced on Friday will see the strictest measures enforced in the Metro Manila region, home to a population of 13 million people. From August 6, citizens will be under a stay-at-home mandate, with dining establishments closing their doors and mass-gatherings temporarily banned. |
| The decision to lock down came after the OCTA Research Group estimated that the capital city, which is already experiencing a "serious surge," could see positive cases soar to 3,000 new infections per day by mid-August. On Sunday, 1,740 infections were recorded in Manila – the highest figure since May 10. | The decision to lock down came after the OCTA Research Group estimated that the capital city, which is already experiencing a "serious surge," could see positive cases soar to 3,000 new infections per day by mid-August. On Sunday, 1,740 infections were recorded in Manila – the highest figure since May 10. |
| The OCTA also warned that hospital beds could reach 70% occupancy in under five weeks, while intensive care unit beds would be filled up to the same capacity in just under three weeks. | The OCTA also warned that hospital beds could reach 70% occupancy in under five weeks, while intensive care unit beds would be filled up to the same capacity in just under three weeks. |
| Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Philippines has recorded over 1.6 million coronavirus infections, the second-highest caseload in the region, behind hotspot Indonesia. The official Covid-19 death-toll in the Philippines stands at 28,093. | Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Philippines has recorded over 1.6 million coronavirus infections, the second-highest caseload in the region, behind hotspot Indonesia. The official Covid-19 death-toll in the Philippines stands at 28,093. |
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