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Nine doctors die from coronavirus in Philippines

A health worker wearing a face mask holds a placard during a protest in front of a government hospital in Manila

Nine doctors have died in the Philippines from the coronavirus, the country's top medical association said Thursday, as hospitals were overwhelmed and medics complained about a lack of protection on the front lines.

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