The Philippines confirmed 147 Covid-19 infections and eight more fatalities on May 9, raising the total to 10,610 and 704, respectively.

Health workers at a Covid-19 testing station in Manila (Source: xinhua/VNA)

Of the total infections, 1,842 have given the all-clear, the Department of Health said.

The department added that it is seeing signs that the coronavirus curve in the country is flattening, adding the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases have started to slow down and that hospitals are not overwhelmed.

But the war is not over yet, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said, adding that the need for people to continue to be vigilant especially when the lockdown is relaxed or lifted.

She urged them to continue observing the health protocols such as social distancing, frequent hand washing, cough etiquette and the like to break the infection chain.

The Philippine Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on May 9 that the lockdown restrictions in some cities such as Manila, where most of the country's coronavirus cases have been detected, will likely be relaxed on May 15.

Roque said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to decide on whether or not to ease the lockdown in Manila and in other parts of the country that are under strict lockdown.

Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has decided to allow inbound international flights to land in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila from May 11 on assigned days.

Also on May 9, Singapore reported additional 753 infection cases, bringing the total to 22,640.

Source: VNA