Philippines: Duterte under 'perpetual isolation' to guard against virus as case numbers hit above 164,000


Police officers checking a woman's quarantine pass at a checkpoint placed amid the reimposed strict lockdown to curb coronavirus disease infections, in Manila, Philippines, on Monday (Aug 17). - Reuters

MANILA, Aug 17 (dpa): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is under an ongoing isolation regime to keep him safe from the Covid-19 (coronavirus), his spokesman said on Monday after a cabinet member tested positive for Covid-19.

Duterte also undergoes regular swab tests, spokesman Harry Roque said.

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