Philippines to place Manila area in lockdown to curb Delta spread

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President Rodrigo Duterte approved the imposition of lockdown measures in NCR to prevent the spread of the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant.

The Manila capital region, an urban sprawl of 16 cities home to more than 13 million people, will be placed under the tightest quarantine curbs from August 6 to 20, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a televised address.

Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Ed Davies

 

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