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Philippines Lets Malls Reopen Further While Virus Deaths Rise

An employee sanitizes an escalator inside a mall in Manila. — An employee sanitizes an escalator inside a mall in Manila.
Photographer: Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg

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By Andreo Calonzo and Ditas B Lopez

October 5, 2020 at 5:59 AM UTC

Updated on

October 5, 2020 at 8:17 AM UTC

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The Philippines has allowed malls and several businesses to reopen further even as the Southeast Asian nation recorded more coronavirus deaths last month.