Coronavirus latest: Philippines ramps up testing; Australia battles Victoria outbreak

The Philippines said on Tuesday it would ramp up testing for the novel coronavirus amid a sharp rise in infections and deaths since a lockdown was eased in June, while President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to arrest anyone not wearing a mask.It came as Australia continued to battle an outbreak in its second-most populous Victoria state and Japan raised its travel advisories for a host of countries amid concerns over the virus’ spread.Philippine drug lords’ prison ‘deaths’ from Covid-19 raise…

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