Philippine coronavirus: Manila braces for lockdown, Duterte accuses doctors of seeking ‘revolution’

Metro Manila is gearing up for the return of strict lockdown measures that will force most businesses and metropolitan trains to shut down, putting pressure the country’s faltering economy, as it seeks to prevent its health care system from collapsing under the pressure of the Covid-19 crisis. Under a return to more stringent “modified enhanced community quarantine”, checkpoints will be re-established, requiring travel passes for commuters seeking to leave their houses. Domestic flights will…