Covid-19: Philippines closes down railway station; S. Korea face rising cases

Train passengers queue up to board a bus at a train station in Manila on July 7, 2020, after authorities suspended operation of one of the train lines after many of its staff tested positive of Covid -19 disease. - AFP

MANILA, July 7 (AP): A commuter railway line in the Philippine capital will be shut for five days starting Tuesday after nearly 200 employees, including 15 ticket sellers, tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said.

The shutdown of the 13-station MRT Line 3, which runs nearly 17 kilometres (10.5 miles) from north to south in metropolitan Manila, further complicates a transport shortage caused by virus restrictions.