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VIDEO SUMMARY: Duterte places Metro Manila on ‘community quarantine” due to COVID-19

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has placed Metro Manila under quarantine, halting travel in and out of the capital region for a month from March 15 until April 14, 2020, amid the continuing rise in cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The announcement was broadcast live on Thursday evening.

Here is the video summary of the President’s announcement.

FULL VIDEO posted on DOH Facebook page

Sources: ABS-CBN News, Department of Health