Philippines' Duterte announces 'lockdown' of Manila to fight coronavirus

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila, as well as community quarantine measures, in what he called a "lockdown" of the capital to arrest the spread of coronavirus.

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Duterte approved a resolution to allow a raft of containment measures including bans on mass gatherings, a month of school closures and quarantining in communities where cases are detected, as well as stopping domestic travel in and out of Manila.

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It follows confirmation on Saturday of the Philippines' first domestic transmission of the virus, which has killed two people there and infected 53.