Curfew in Metro Manila is extended as Philippines grapples with Covid-19


Passengers wait at a bus terminal in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Saturday (March 14). President Rodrigo Duterte said he would place some 12 million people in the Manila area on lockdown and even suspend government work for a month in an effort to stop the virus from spreading. - Bloomberg

MANILA: A curfew is going to be imposed again in Metro Manila of the Philippines, beginning Sunday (March 15), in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Saturday.

The curfew will be imposed from 8 pm to 5am, starting March 15 until April 14, it was disclosed.

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