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Philippines May Relax Lockdown in Some Cities After May 15
Customers sit on chairs spaced to enforce social distancing as they line up outside a market in Manila, in April.
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President Rodrigo Duterte may relax lockdown measures in some cities in the Philippine capital region after May 15, his spokesman Harry Roque said.
Restrictions could be eased in areas that have contained the spread of the coronavirus and increased their critical care capacity, Roque said in a televised briefing on Thursday.