Asia Today: Philippines placing southern city in lockdown
(WorldNews Asia)

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One southern Philippine province and its war-battered capital will be placed under a mild lockdown next month and the rest of the country will be under more relaxed restrictions to boost the battered economy of the country counting the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. President Rodrigo Duterte announced the quarantine restrictions for October in televised remarks Monday night. Lanao del Sur province and its capital, Marawi city, will fall under a lockdown starting Thursday due to infection spikes in recent weeks. Most of Marawi`s commercial and downtown areas were destroyed after hundreds of Islamic State group-aligned militants laid siege to the...