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1. "MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines recorded 5,411 new COVID 1O infections to bring the country's total casehold to 1,507,755, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Sunday. Of the total number of cases, 47,190 or 3.1 percent are tagged as "active cases," with those that have mild or no symptoms at 93.8 percent."
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On Monday, the Philippines surpassed the 10,000 thresholds for new everyday coronavirus outbreaks for the inaugural time, and the country's metropolitan district was placed back under one of its strictest categories of isolation to combat a surge in incidents that are straining the country's healthcare system.
Notwithstanding the making progress, late last year towards eliminating the pandemic, Manila and adjacent regions were placed under extended community confinement (ECQ), the highest rung in its suppression protocols, for the first time until May 2020 to try to stop the influx in instances.
On Monday, the country registered 10,016 new diagnoses, increasing the total number of illnesses to 731,894, with 13,186 mortality, making it one of Asia's worst workloads.
The rise in illness, according to health professionals, highlights the necessity to speed up a nationwide immunization program, with only 656,331 healthcare employees having received their first of two doses so far. This year, the state plans to vaccinate 70 million individuals.
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