Passengers wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seated in between plastic barriers to maintain social distancing in a jeepney, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Friday (July 3). - Reuters
MANILA, July 3 (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines soared to 40,336 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,531 new cases on Friday, the country's biggest single-day jump so far.
The DOH said in its bulletin that the number of recoveries further rose to 11,073 after 400 more patients have survived the disease.
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