Covid-19: Cases in Philippines surge to 36,438 with 985 new infections; ADB approves US$26.5mil loan to help boost revenue collection

A woman wears a protective face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) inside a bus, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The number of cases soared to 36,438 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 985 more infections on Monday. - Reuters

MANILA, June 29 (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases in the Philippines soared to 36,438 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 985 more infections on Monday.

The DOH said in its bulletin that the number of recoveries further rose to 9,956 after 270 more patients have survived the disease.