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.
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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.
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Additional measures such as liquor bans and localised lockdowns in areas with high infection rates have also been put in place.