MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine capital placed two villages and two hotels on lockdown Thursday and police have renewed warnings against kissing and other “public display of affection” after a new surge in coronavirus infections.
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said police would not allow people to go in and out of their houses and the two hotels during the three-day lockdown and violators would be forced into 14-day quarantine.
Isolated residents would be given food boxes, and medical workers and other authorized personnel would be exempt. Other cities in the capital reimposed lockdowns in several neighborhoods and longer night curfews after detecting new infections.