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Filipinos waiting to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) gather outside a mall, a day before stricter lockdown measures are implemented, in Manila, Philippines, August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
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Chaos in Manila as thousands rush to get vaccine before lockdown

Movement restrictions will be reimposed across greater Manila, an urban sprawl of 16 cities that is home to 13 million people, from midnight on Thursday to try slow the spread of the highly...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a makeshift barrier set up on a street of a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
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Philippine to reimpose stricter Covid-19 curbs in capital to arrest surge in cases

A view shows a makeshift barrier set up on a street of a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez
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Manila orders anyone below 18 to stay indoors as virus cases surge

A cluster. Photo: Bloomberg
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