Philippines to keep Covid-19 curbs in capital Manila although new infections are falling

Vendors sell heart-shaped ballons wait for customers at a flower street during Valentine's Day in Manila on Monday, February 14, 2022. - AFP

MANILA, Feb 14 (Bloomberg): The Philippines will keep the loose movement restrictions in the capital region from Feb. 16 to 28 as daily Covid-19 cases continued to fall.

Metro Manila, which accounts for a third of economic output will remain under the second-lowest alert, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said in a statement Monday.