A man passes by rows of motorcycle riders at a checkpoint during an enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus at the outskirts of Manila, Philippines on Monday April 27, 2020. - AP
MANILA (Bloomberg): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he may soon ease restrictions to contain the coronavirus outbreak, a move that his spokesperson said will be considered after the lockdown ends in mid-May.
"While others are still on lockdown, we might open partially," Duterte said in a televised address Monday (April 27) night, without specifying a timeline.
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