Filipino devotees attending mass while maintaining social distancing outside the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, amid the Covid-19 outbreak, in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. Covid-19 cases in Philippines now are now almost hitting 320,000. - Reuters
MANILA, Oct 3 (dpa): An estimated 214,000 additional babies are expected to be born at the end of the year in the Philippines after many couples failed to use contraception during the coronavirus lockdown, a government agency said on Saturday (Oct 3).
And the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Philippines also surged to 319,330 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,674 new daily cases on Saturday.
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