FILE PHOTO: A healthworker prepares to inoculate an elderly woman with Parkinson's disease with Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inside her home in Manila, Philippines, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday prolonged partial coronavirus curbs in the capital and nearby provinces until mid-June to contain infections that have been decreasing since hitting a peak in April.
Religious gathering remain capped at 30% of venue capacity while dining in restaurants can operate at 20% in the capital region, an urban sprawl of 16 cities that is home to at least 13 million people, and nearby provinces.
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