Philippines extends partial Covid-19 curbs in Manila until Sept 3

Filipinos queue for cash subsidy from the government amid the Covid-19 outbreak, in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Aug 27, 2020. Reuters

MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday (Aug 31) partial restrictions in and around the capital Manila will be kept for another month starting Sept 1 to tackle a rising number of coronavirus cases and further expand hospital capacity.

Duterte announced the decision in a late night televised address after the health ministry reported another 3,446 new cases of the coronavirus and 38 fatalities that day, taking its total count to 220,819 cases with 3,558 deaths.