Manila, April 29, 2021, SPA -- The Philippines decided to extend the lockdown for a month in the capital and for another two weeks in other provinces after the total number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has reached more than one million. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced in his weekly televised speech that restrictions imposed in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite provinces will remain in effect until May 14. On the other hand, the Philippine Ministry of Health announced 6,895 additional cases of Covid 19, bringing the total number of viral infections in the country to 1,204,095 cases, as deaths jumped to 17,031 after recording 115 new deaths. --SPA 00:44 LOCAL TIME 21:44 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w1550625