Coronavirus: Manila orders children to stay home as cases surge; Thai, Japanese prime ministers get vaccinated
- Only those aged 18-65 years old will be allowed out of their homes and night curfews have been reimposed in the Philippine capital
- Prayuth Chan-ocha was inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine after a brief delay due to safety concerns and Suga got the Pfizer jab at a Tokyo hospital
Only those aged 18-65 years old will be allowed out of their homes, the Metro Manila Development Authority said in a statement, citing an agreement among mayors.
The Philippines late last year started easing one of the world’s longest and strictest lockdowns though a rule that anyone under 15 must stay indoors in Manila remained in place.
The Southeast Asian country has seen a surge in virus cases this month, recording the largest daily increase since mid-August on Monday with 5,404 new infections.
Night-time curfews have been reimposed since Monday for two weeks in Metropolitan Manila, the country’s coronavirus hotspot that is home to more than 12 million people.
Additional measures such as liquor bans and localised lockdowns in areas with high infection rates have also been put in place.