Philippines Vows Crackdown on Crowded Malls
A security guard watches as a shopper exits from a disinfection channel at the entrance of a shopping mall in Manila on May 16.
Photographer: Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images
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Philippine authorities said they will crack down on malls that fail to impose crowd control after receiving reports that some retail venues in the capital region were packed at the onset of a looser lockdown this weekend.