In this photo taken on March 27, prison inmates lie to sleep at the crowded courtyard of the Quezon City jail in Manila. UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has urged countries to protect people held in overcrowded prisons and other enclosed facilities by releasing vulnerable detainees, saying Covid-19 "risks rampaging through such institutions". - AFP
MANILA: The number of Covid-19 cases in Philippines has exceeded 1,000, with 272 new cases reported on Saturday, the biggest rise in a single day.
The Department of Health said on Sunday (march 29) that the country's total is now at 1,075, with 68 recorded deaths and 35 recovered patients as of Saturday evening.
