Philippines reports 47 new COVID-19 cases, highest one-day spike
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines reported 47 new infections of the coronavirus diseas 2019 (COVID-19) on Saturday, bringing the tally to 111 cases.
This is the most number of new cases announced by the Department of Health in a single day so far.
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Earlier on Saturday, the Health department said there are 34 new infections in the country.
Past 9 p.m., DOH said there are 13 additional cases in the country, bringing the total number of cases to 111.
The announcement came just a day before the start of the month-long implementation of community quarantine in Metro Manila, during which all land, air and sea travel to and from the area will be restricted in order to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Described by President Rodrigo Duterte himself as a “lockdown,” the quarantine to be enforced in the capital region between March 15 to April 14 may be lifted earlier or extended, subject to daily review.
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The highest Code Red Sublevel 2 was declared on Thursday by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases due to sustained community transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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