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Philippines Warns Against Complacency as Virus Spread Slows
Maintenance personnel install social distancing signs on the floor at the SM Mall of Asia complex in Metro Manila.
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The Philippines cannot be complacent amid the slowdown in the spread of the coronavirus as clusters of infections still remain while critical cases have marginally increased, health authorities said.
Reforms to centralize hospital command and intensify tracking and isolation helped cut back new infections and decongest health facilities this month, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a virtual briefing on Monday.