MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to make new pronouncements as he meets anew on Monday afternoon with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases, military and police officials following the continuous spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. “Mamaya magpupulong muli si Pangulo and IATF [and] military [and] PNP (Philippine National Police) officials. ADVERTISEMENT(Later, the President will meet again with the IATF, military and the Philippine National Police officials. Duterte has approved the imposition of community quarantine on Metro Manila in a bid to contain the virus. ADVERTISEMENTFor more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2020 00:11 UTC