Philippine Man Dies After Being Forced to Exercise for Violating COVID-19 Curfew
The incident is the latest in a long list of alleged human rights abuses that have attended one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns.
April 09, 2021
A street cleaner sweeps in front of closed commercial establishments during a COVID-19 lockdown in Antipolo City, Philippines, May 7, 2020.
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A man in the Philippines died after he was forced to do 300 squats as punishment for violating a COVID-19 curfew, according to his family.
The man’s death is the latest in a long list of alleged abuses suffered by detained quarantine violators, which date back to the strict stay-at-home orders of spring 2020 and are continuing as the country institutes tougher lockdown measures in a bid to stave off a recent surge of coronavirus cases.
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