A security guard watches as a shopper exits from a disinfection channel installed at the entrance of a shopping mall as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Manila May 16, 2020.
MANILA: The Philippines’ health ministry today reported 4,040 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in 12 days, and 42 more deaths.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 252,964, the most in South-east Asia, while confirmed deaths have reached 4,108.
