People wearing face masks as a protection against the coronavirus disease, receive communion during an Easter Sunday Mass at the St. Peter Parish Shrine of Leaders, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Sunday (April 4). - Reuters
MANILA, April 4, 2021 (AFP): The Philippines will extend a coronavirus lockdown of more than 24 million people, an official said late on Saturday (April 3), as it deploys tents and health workers to overwhelmed hospitals in the capital where cases are surging.
People in Metro Manila -- the national capital region -- and four neighbouring provinces will have to stay home for another week unless they are essential workers, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said.
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