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COVID-19 cases in Philippines on downward trend: WHO official

The number of new cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines is on a downward trend, said the WHO representative in the country Rabindra Abeyasinghe.
COVID-19 cases in Philippines on downward trend: WHO official ảnh 1A man wearing a face mask rides his scooter in Manila, the Philippines, Sept. 16, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

Hanoi (VNA) – The number of new cases of COVID-19 in thePhilippines is on a downward trend, said the WHO representative in the countryRabindra Abeyasinghe.

The country recorded 2,093 new cases on October 6, raising the totalnumber to 326,833. The day also saw 25 new deaths from the coronavirus disease,pushing the total fatalities to 5,865.

The Philippine Health Ministry said over 3.71 million people in thecountry had taken tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Meanwhile, Indonesia has approved the emergency use of two antiviraldrugs to treat COVID-19 patients.

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency has issued emergency use authorization(EUA) for Favipiravir and Remdesivir.

According to the Office of the Coordinating Maritime Affairs andInvestment Minister, Indonesia expects to secure 670,000 vials of Remdesivir bythe end of this year while expecting the drug to be manufactured domesticallysince November./.  
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