Barangay 374 in the city of Manila is preparing for a four-day localized lockdown, which will start on Wednesday, to quell a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The city's lockdowns run parallel with an ongoing curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. that all local government units in Metro Manila implemented starting Monday. Minors were also barred from going outside.
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Metro Manila has been recording the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in the past weeks, mirroring numbers from early lockdown days. The spike threatens economic recovery one year since the capital region was placed under quarantine.
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Here are scenes from Barangay 374 preparing for lockdown:
