Philippines reports 224 new COVID-19 cases, nearly 13,000 in total

Customers take an escalator with social distancing markers on it inside an almost empty mall in Manila, the Philippines, on May 19, 2020. The Philippine health department on Tuesday reported that 224 more people have contracted the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 12,942. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)