Philippines back under virus lockdown

By Adrian Portugal
Updated August 4 2020 - 8:36pm, first published 8:32pm
Manila and nearby provinces have gone back into lockdown after a surge in coronavirus cases.
Manila and nearby provinces have gone back into lockdown after a surge in coronavirus cases.

Philippine police have deployed road blocks to enforce a tough new lockdown on about 28 million people in the capital Manila and nearby provinces as the country reported the region's biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases.

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