People wearing protective mask look at smartphones inside Megaworld Corp.'s Uptown Mall in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) during a partial lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Metro Manila, the Philippines. Police or local government units can shut shopping malls and charge owners that violate distancing rules under the modified enhanced community quarantine that started on May 16, Local Government Secretary Eduardo Anosaid in a statement on Monday (May 25). - Bloomberg
MANILA: The Philippines on Monday (May 25) reported 284 new cases of the Covid-19 (coronavirus), pushing the total number of the cases to 14,319 since the highly infectious disease emerged in the country in January.
The Department of Health (DOH) said in a daily bulletin that the number of recoveries now has climbed to 3,323 after 74 more patients have survived the disease. The total death toll has increased to 873 after five more patients succumbed to the viral disease, the DOH added.
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