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Newshour: 04/08/2020 13:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Millions return to lockdown in Philippines

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04/08/2020 13:06 GMT

04/08/2020 13:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Millions return to lockdown in Philippines

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Doctors are warning a surge in new cases could push the healthcare system to collapse

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Tens of millions of people in the Philippines are back in lockdown, after doctors warned a surge in new coronavirus cases could push the healthcare system to collapse.

Also in the programme: A strict lockdown with large on the spot fines for breaking it, comes into force in Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria; and ahead of the election in Belarus this weekend, we will speak to a prominent opposition figure.

(Photo: Residents of Manila can only step out for essentials. Credit: European Photopress Agency)

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