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Added on the 29/09/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Manila, Sep 1 (EFE/EPA).- The Philippine capital region of Metro Manila, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, began on Tuesday a month-long extended lockdown as the nationwide Covid-19 cases reached nearly 230,000.The new order by President Rodrigo Duterte extending six months of uninterrupted confinement will make the lockdown in Manila the longest in the world since the coronavirus pandemic began.(Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG / ROLEX DELA PENA)FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Manila, Sep 15 (EFE/EPA).- Manila reached six uninterrupted months of quarantine Tuesday and is heading toward the world’s longest and strictest lockdown, with no end in sight, while efforts to contain the pandemic continue to fail in the Philippines, the center of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia.The Philippine capital has more than 144,000 cases, more than half of the country's total (54 percent), indicating that the harsh confinement has not yielded the expected results in one of the most densely populated cities in the world. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA/ MARK CRISTINO / FRANCIS MALASIG).SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE AMID LOCKDOWN IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Bacoor City/Kawit, Jun 1 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of people returned to work and the public transport was back on the Manila roads on Monday as the government began relaxing the 78-day strict stay-at-home orders – the longest lockdown in the world – to restart the economy of the Philippines.The government allowed the opening of more nonessential services even as the Covid-19 infection curve continues to rise across the country.Almost all establishments were allowed to open – except beauty salons, barbershops, and massage parlors. However, restaurants can only offer takeaways. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG/ROLEX DELA PENA). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RETURN TO WORK, TRAFFIC JAMS AND COMMUTERS IN BACOOR CITY, KAWIT (CAVITE PROVINCE); AND IN QUEZON CITY, THE PHILIPPINES, AS CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN MEASURES RELAXED.
Manila, May 29 (EFE/EPA).- The Philippine capital of Manila was on its way to marking the world's longest coronavirus lockdown period when on Friday it reached 76 days under strict quarantine, a period only matched so far by the Chinese pandemic epicenter of Wuhan, even though the measures appear to have largely failed in flattening the curve of infections.Cut off by land, sea and air since Mar. 15, the city has continued to be the biggest COVID-19 hotspot in the Philippines, accounting for 64 percent of the over 15,500 cases in the country and 73 percent of more than 900 deaths. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA/FRANCIS MALASIG).FOOTAGE SHOWS DAILY LIFE IN MANILA AMID THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN.
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