MANILA: Crowds and vehicular traffic returned to shopping malls in the Philippine capital after a two-month coronavirus lockdown was partially relaxed over the weekend, prompting police to warn of arrests and store closures on Monday (May 18).
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the massive quarantine in the main northern Luzon region, home to more than 50 million people, was slowly being eased to revitalise the economy "and not because we are safe.”
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