Coronavirus infects 99 kids at Philippine orphanage

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As Covid-19 patients fill Philippine hospitals to the brim, officials say the virus has hit an orphanage and infected almost 100 children, AP reports.

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said the outbreak in the orphanage could have been prevented and the children could have been saved from the life-threatening risks of Covid had minimum health standards been followed strictly.

Of the 122 people infected, 99 are age 18 and younger while the rest are personnel of the Gentlehands Orphanage, the mayor said in a statement on Thursday.

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