Duterte reimposes coronavirus lockdown as he criticises doctors - Al Jazeera English

Philippine president orders restrictions in Manila, neighbouring provinces, approves hiring of 10,000 health workers.

The Philippines will reimpose a stricter coronavirus lockdown in and around the capital for two weeks from Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte announced early on Monday, as the country struggles to contain infections that have jumped to more than 100,000 cases.

Some businesses and public transport are expected to be closed in the capital, which is currently under the less-restrictive General Community Quarantine classification.

We are aware that you are tired," Duterte said in a late-night televised address that lasted early on Monday.

The Philippines recorded 5,032 additional infections on Sunday, the country's largest single-day increase, taking its confirmed coronavirus cases to 103,185.

But in his message early on Monday, the Philippine president also railed against the doctors who raised the alarms about about the situation of the country's health system, daring them to "declare a revolution".

In mid-March, Duterte imposed one of the world's longest and strictest lockdowns in the capital and other provinces to curb the coronavirus spread