For the first time in recent memory, no coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fatality was reported by the Department of Health (DOH) even if the number of new cases soared to 6,845 on Friday, July 23, 2021.
This developed as the government announced a flurry of adjustments to quarantine restrictions and border controls in a bid to arrest the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
These are among the top stories this Friday afternoon.
Hardly had they enjoyed their newfound freedom that children – like these kids on Dapitan Street in Sampaloc, Manila – would have to return indoors after President Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that withdrew its resolution, allowing children five years old and older to leave their homes. (Ali Vicoy)
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