The government will provide food and cash aid to those who need help most during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon, Malacañang said on Wednesday as the government rolled out its “draconian” war chest against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

GRIM TASK Personnel from the Quezon City Crematorium carry the body of a person under investigation or monitoring who died even before the results of the Covid-19 test could be released. As part of the protocol set by the Department of Health, an individual suspected of being infected with the virus is cremated. PHOTO BY RUY L. MARTINEZ

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