MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine ministry reported 4,002 new coronavirus infections and 23 more deaths in the country on Thursday.
In a bulletin, the ministry said the total number of cases shown in the Philippines had increased to 147,526 in Southeast Asia, while the deaths shown had reached 2,426.
The Philippines plans to launch clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine in October after Russia was the first country to grant regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine, raising considerations on protecting the rapid speed of its development.
Reports by Neil Jerome Morales; Edited through Ed Davies
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