COVID-19 cases in Philippines exceed 40,000 with record high of 1,531 new infections

Residents wait for the COVID-19 cash aid from the Philippine Red Cross in Manila, the Philippines on July 3, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines soared to 40,336 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,531 new cases on Friday, the country's biggest single-day jump so far. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)