Asia Album: Modular tents set up for street dwellers in Manila, Philippines to stop spread of COVID-19

Source: Xinhua| 2020-03-24 11:30:31|Editor: huaxia

A man sleeps in a modular tent set up for street dwellers to stop the further spread of COVID-19 at a sheltered basketball court in Manila, the Philippines, on March 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

MANILA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Modular tents were set up for street dwellers at a sheltered basketball court in Manila, the Philippines to stop the further spread of COVID-19.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has risen to 462, the country's Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday.

Modular tents set up for street dwellers to stop the further spread of COVID-19 are seen at a sheltered basketball court in Manila, the Philippines, on March 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

A man walks between modular tents set up for street dwellers to stop the further spread of COVID-19 at a sheltered basketball court in Manila, the Philippines, on March 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

A man wearing a face mask is seen in a modular tent set up for street dwellers to stop the further spread of COVID-19 at a sheltered basketball court in Manila, the Philippines, on March 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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