Coronavirus: Philippine president orders lockdown of capital

Coronavirus: Philippine president orders lockdown of capital

Filed on March 12, 2020 | Last updated on March 12, 2020 at 06.24 pm. Duterte also approved a month of school closures.. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila, as well as community quarantine measures, in what he called a "lockdown" of the capital to arrest the spread of coronavirus.. Duterte approved a resolution to allow a raft of containment measures including bans on mass gatherings, a month of school closures and quarantining in communities where cases are detected, as well as stopping domestic travel in and out of Manila.. It follows confirmation on Saturday of the Philippines' first domestic transmission of the virus, which has killed two people there and infected 53.. ERROR: Macro /ads/dfp-ad-article-new is missing!. Duterte also approved a month of school closures.. There is no need for panic buying in bulk.. Flights to Fort Lauderdale in Florida, United States have also been.... Tests will be carried out by Dubai Health Authority's (DHA) airport.... Flights to Fort Lauderdale in Florida, United States have also been.... The total number of positive coronavirus cases in the UAE has now.... The move is part of precautionary