A soldier checks the temperature of a motorist at a coronavirus checkpoint near Manila on Monday. Photo: AFP
Coronavirus: just what the post-Taal volcano Philippines’ tourism industry didn’t need
- Batangas and Cavite provinces, south of Manila, were just beginning to recover from an eruption of Taal Volcano in January when the coronavirus hit
- The country’s subsequent lockdown on travel has sent already struggling cafes, restaurants and hotels in the area even closer to the brink
A soldier checks the temperature of a motorist at a coronavirus checkpoint near Manila on Monday. Photo: AFP