President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday ordered most of the 55 million people on the main island of Luzon, which includes the capital Manila, to stay at home for the next month after social distancing measures failed to keep people away from one another.
Monzon said the suspension was also “to ensure the safety of employees and traders in light of the escalating cases of the coronavirus disease”. The suspension order came as stock markets and oil prices went into freefall after central banks’ fresh stimulus measures failed to dampen fears of the global pandemic.
That's more of fear heightening
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