Quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila may be eased if local governments can act swiftly to contain coronavirus disease 2019 in their respective areas, an official said yesterday.

As the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies around the world, a new report by the United Nations has warned that further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures to prevent other zoonotic diseases from crossing into the human population.

The Philippine National Police recorded 19 new coronavirus disease 2019 infections among PNP personnel on Saturday, bringing the total cases to 1,063.

A barangay in San Nicolas town in this province has been placed on lockdown after a resident tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19.

Twenty-one soldiers of the Army’s 302nd Infantry Brigade in Negros Oriental have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID 19.