MANILA, March 17 (Reuters) - The Philippines' health
ministry on Tuesday reported 45 new confirmed cases of
coronavirus, bringing the country's total to 187, all but three
of those in the past 11 days.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday ordered an
community quarantine covering more than half of the 107 million
population to stem the spread of the coronavirus, which has
killed 12 people there.