Philippines reports more Covid-19 cases as online child sexual abuse cases triples


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MANILA: The Philippines on Tuesday (May 26) reported 350 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus), bringing the total number to 14,669 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 climbed to 3,412 after 89 more patients recovered.

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