Philippines: Covid-19 cases surge past 260,000 as Filipinos turn to online businesses


Buses sit parked at a transport hub at the SM Mall of Asia complex, operated by SM Prime Holdings Inc., in Pasay City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases surged to 261,216 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,372 new cases on Sunday. - Bloomberg

MANILA, Sept 13 (Xinhua): The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 261,216 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,372 new cases on Sunday.

The DOH said that the number of recoveries also rose to 207,568 after 20,472 more patients recovered.

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