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MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled a weekly televised address and meeting with his coronavirus task force on Wednesday, following dozens of COVID-19 cases among his staff and security detail, government officials said.
FILE PHOTO: President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after his arrival, from a visit in Israel and Jordan at Davao International airport in Davao City in southern Philippines, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr.
The Philippines is battling one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia, with hospitals in the capital overwhelmed amid record daily infections, while authorities face delays in delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.
The country has seen new daily cases surge in recent weeks, surpassing 15,000 on April 2, most of those in the congested capital, Manila.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holding a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine during a ceremony at a military airbase in Manila, shortly after the vaccines arrived from Europe. (Photo: AFP/Presidential Photo Division (PPD) King Rodrigues)
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MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled a weekly televised address and meeting with his coronavirus task force on Wednesday (Apr 7), following dozens of COVID-19 cases among his staff and security detail, government officials said.
The Philippines is battling one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia, with hospitals in the capital overwhelmed amid record daily infections, while authorities face delays in delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Former Philippine leader Joseph Estrada, who was ousted by a church-backed revolt over corruption, was placed on a ventilator at a hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, his family said Wednesday.
The 83-year-old ex-president and movie star, who won the office by a landslide in 1998 on the back of a populist platform - only to be removed from power three years later - was rushed to a hospital last week and has since been intubated, his family said. In a Facebook statement on Wednesday, family members said they are praying that no new complications set in.
“His kidney function is improving and his requirement for oxygen support is also slowly getting better. His other vital organs are functioning well,” the statement said.
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