Philippines logs 6,483 new COVID-19 cases, total exceeds 1.2 mln
Xinhua
27 May 2021, 19:49 GMT+10
MANILA, May 27 (Xinhua) The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday 6,483 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,200,430. The death toll rose to 20,379 after 210 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. The Philippines, which has more than 110 million population, has tested over 12 million people since the outbreak in January 2020. Alethea De Guzman of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau said in an online briefing that the number of infections in Metro Manila and other areas in the main Luzon island continued to decline.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 27) Persons who buy slots in the illegal vaccine for sale scheme may also face jail time, the Metro Manila Development Authority warned Thursday. I m warning them right now, kung ikaw ay gagawa ng kalokohan, magbebenta ng slot, siguradong makukulong ka. Hindi lang iyon, pati ang bibili ng slot, that’s a conspiracy kaya kayo rin po ay makukulong, MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos told CNN Philippines The Source on Thursday.
[Translation: I m warning them right now, if you resort to mischief, like selling slots, you will surely go to jail. Not only that, even those who will buy slots from them, that s a conspiracy, so you will also go to jail.]
BusinessWorld
May 27, 2021 | 8:16 pm
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THE GOVERNMENT would probably ease the general lockdown in Manila, the capital and nearby cities and provinces next month as coronavirus infections continue to fall, according to the presidential palace.
“There’s a likelihood that the quarantine classifications might be relaxed on the basis of formula but subject to the recommendation of Metro Manila that any further reopening should be gradual,” presidential spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr., told a televised news briefing on Thursday.
He said relaxing the quarantine in Metro Manila and the provinces of Laguna, Rizal, Cavite and Bulacan would depend on the hospital use rate, two-week and daily attack rates.
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Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Benhur Abalos Jr. on Wednesday suggested opening “express lanes” for persons belonging to the A1 to A3 once the government starts the vaccination for A4 priority group or the essential workers.