Spotlight: Philippines tightens lockdown due to surge of COVID-19 infections
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A woman wearing a face mask shops at a market in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 3, 2020. Millions of residents of Metro Manila and four nearby provinces were ordered to stay at home starting Tuesday as a stricter lockdown rule was reintroduced in these areas due to a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
A vendor wearing a face mask prepares fish and shrimps at a market in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 3, 2020. Millions of residents of Metro Manila and four nearby provinces were ordered to stay at home starting Tuesday as a stricter lockdown rule was reintroduced in these areas due to a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
People wearing face masks shop at a market in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 3, 2020. Millions of residents of Metro Manila and four nearby provinces were ordered to stay at home starting Tuesday as a stricter lockdown rule was reintroduced in these areas due to a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
A vendor wearing a face mask falls asleep behind his fruit stand at a market in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 3, 2020. Millions of residents of Metro Manila and four nearby provinces were ordered to stay at home starting Tuesday as a stricter lockdown rule was reintroduced in these areas due to a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
A woman wearing a face mask shops at a market in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 3, 2020. Millions of residents of Metro Manila and four nearby provinces were ordered to stay at home starting Tuesday as a stricter lockdown rule was reintroduced in these areas due to a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)