Duterte: Face masks stay, as ‘monster’ Covid-19 is mutating

With mass transport systems back to operating at full capacity, the LRT Line 1 in Manila on March 22 is slowly seeing the return of its 'old normal' crowd. - PDI

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Even though the number of Covid-19 infections is currently “very low,” President Rodrigo Duterte said he is not yet ready to revoke an order for the mandatory use of face masks especially in enclosed public places.

“The numbers are very low compared to the population. I am not ready to order the removal of the mask,” he said in a recorded public address aired on Tuesday (March 22).