Philippines: 1M physical distancing retained as Covid-19 cases goes above 280,000

A local resident is seen growing her own vegetables at her family's backyard in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, to lessen heir expenses during the Covid-19 pandemic as many Filipinos are taking the same steps. On Saturday (Sept 19, 2020), the country announced that total Covid-19 cases has hit 283,460 and it was the highest number in South-East Asia. - Reuters

MANILA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua): The number of confirmed Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases in the Philippines surged to 283,460 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,962 new daily cases on Saturday.

The DOH said that the number of recoveries also rose to 209,885 after it reported 1,128 more patients have survived the disease.