Manila, Dec 30 (UNI/Xinhua) The Philippines is experiencing a new spike in Covid 19 infections, with daily infections hitting 1,623 on Thursday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,841,260.
Thursday's caseload ended 36 straight days of reporting less than 1,000 cases. Officials attribute the spike to poor compliance with public health guidelines and an increase in mobility of people amid the holiday season.