Millions in Manila back in lockdown as Duterte loses control of coronavirus spread
by Rebecca Ratcliffe, South-east Asia correspondent, from on (#56GFA)
Move in Philippines comes amid record number of infections and after health groups warn health system is at risk of being overwhelmed
More than 27 million people have been put back into lockdown in and around the Philippines' capital, as stricter measures are imposed in an attempt to halt the country's spiralling coronavirus case numbers.
The measures were reintroduced on Tuesday after the country's infection tally topped 100,000 and a coalition of health groups issued a distress signal" urging President Rodrigo Duterte to act. Our healthcare workers should not bear the burden of deciding who lives and who dies," they said in an open letter at the weekend, warning the health system was at risk of being overwhelmed.
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