Prognosis
Philippines Extends Manila’s Lockdown on Surging Infections
- Nation has the most active Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia
- Central bank aims to keep monetary policy accommodative
Lines of customers outside the grocery store in Antipolo City before the reimposition of Enhanced Community Quarantine.
Photographer: Eduard Benaid/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte approved a proposal to extend a lockdown in Manila and nearby provinces by at least a week as the country’s active coronavirus cases reached the highest in Southeast Asia.