Philippines extends coronavirus lockdown till April 30
Philippines
Coronavirus lockdown in Phillippines will continue till April 30. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday approved the extension of a lockdown and strict quarantine measures for Luzon island until April 30 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
Duterte had previously ordered strict quarantine measures for the entire island of Luzon - the biggest and most populous in the country with 57 million inhabitants, including the capital Manila - until April 12.
The Philippines has reported 3,660 COVID-19 cases and 163 deaths.
"We are inclined to extend the lockdown up to April 30," Duterte said in a televised address on Monday night.
The government on Monday initiated monetary aid worth 8,000 pesos ($160) to 18 million families in a country where 16 per cent of its population is below the poverty line.
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Several civil society groups had earlier urged the government to ease the lockdown and isolate only those areas which are the COVID-10 hotspots.