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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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Andreo Calonzo and

October 5, 2020, 5:59 AM UTCUpdated onOctober 5, 2020, 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.