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Health

Philippine coronavirus death toll rises to 1,003

A woman prays outside the gate of St. Peter Parish, as the church operates with limited capacity to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

The Philippines on Sunday reported nine more fatalities related to the novel coronavirus, taking its death toll to 1,003.

The Southeast Asian country also recorded 555 more infections, bringing its total number of confirmed cases to 21,895, the Department of Health said in a bulletin.

A man wearing a protective face mask pays for his hair cut on the barbershop's first day of reopening after over two months of lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

(Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz; Editing by Robert Birsel)

Women wearing protective masks kneel to pray in between social distancing markers placed on pews as a safety measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in St. Peter Parish in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Barbers wearing protective face masks tend to customers on their first day of reopening after over two months of lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
A bottle of disinfectant is placed in between pews with social distancing markers as a safety measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in St. Peter Parish in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
A woman and a baby wearing protective masks pray on a pew with social distancing markers as a safety measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in St. Peter Parish in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
A woman wearing a protective mask kneels to pray in between social distancing markers placed on pews in St. Peter Parish in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
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