Philippines logs 433 new Covid-19 cases with rising reproduction numbers in capital

A girl wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus enjoys a carnival ride as they spend Christmas day at an amusement park in Quezon city, Philippines on Saturday Dec. 25, 2021 while government eases health restrictions due to decline in daily COVID-19 cases. Filipino Catholics were relieved to be able to return to churches on Christmas although only a fraction was allowed inside and all worshippers were required to wear face masks and stand at a safe distance from each other on Saturday. - AP

MANILA, Dec 26 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 433 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,838,640.

The DOH also reported 13 more death from Covid-19 complications, bringing the country's death toll to 51,200.