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Armoured trucks enforce Manila lockdown as Philippines responds to coronavirus case spike

Parts of Manila went back into a two-week lockdown starting July 16, 2020, after coronavirus infections spiked in the Philippine capital. In Navotas city, where Covid-19 case numbers have tripled since June, police hoped that sending military trucks to patrol the streets would force residents to stay at home and observe the reinstated restrictions. 
 

July 17, 2020