In a significant foreign policy adjustment, the Philippines has eased longstanding restrictions on official interactions with Taiwan, marking what analysts view as a strategic pivot amid rising tensions with China, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
Of the total COVID cases, 3,041 were symptomatic while 29,654 were asymptomatic, Reuters news agency reported. The report added that Thursday's new local COVID-19 infections set a daily record, beating a figure set in mid-April.
On Monday, China's top health official said that country is facing the 'most complicated and severest anti-epidemic situation' since the emergence of coronavirus.