MANILA: The Philippines on Friday recorded 17 new coronavirus deaths and 1,841 additional infections, with the capital Manila still accounting for the bulk of newly confirmed cases and casualties.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have reached 1,660 while confirmed infections have risen to 63,001.
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Philippine health ministry reports 17 coronavirus deaths, 1,841 more cases
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Philippine health ministry reports 17 coronavirus deaths, 1,841 more cases
- Confirmed infections have risen to 63,001
UN rights chief ‘astounded by the now-routine abuse’ of migrants in US
- Volker Turk: ‘I am astounded by the now-routine abuse and denigration of migrants and refugees’
GENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced astonishment Friday at US authorities’ “now-routine abuse” of migrants and refugees, urging Washington to “end practices that are tearing apart families.”
“I am astounded by the now-routine abuse and denigration of migrants and refugees,” Volker Turk said in a statement, asking: “Where is the concern for their dignity, and our common humanity?”
“I am astounded by the now-routine abuse and denigration of migrants and refugees,” Volker Turk said in a statement, asking: “Where is the concern for their dignity, and our common humanity?”
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