Police officers inspect motorcycle riders at a checkpoint during a stricter lockdown as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus at the outskirts of Marikina City, Philippines on Friday, Aug 6, 2021. Thousands of people jammed coronavirus vaccination centres in the Philippine capital, defying social distancing restrictions, after false news spread that unvaccinated residents would be deprived of cash aid or barred from leaving home during a two-week lockdown that started Friday. - AP
MANILA, Aug 6 (AP): Thousands of people jammed coronavirus vaccination centers in the Philippine capital, defying social distancing restrictions, after false news spread that unvaccinated residents would be deprived of cash aid or barred from leaving home during a two-week lockdown that started Friday.
Officials placed Metropolitan Manila back under lockdown until Aug. 20, as a new spike in Covid-19 infections that health officials say could be due to the highly contagious delta variant threatens to overwhelm hospitals. Three other regions, including nearby Laguna province, were also placed under lockdown until Aug 15.
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