Typhoon Goni, with 215 kph (133 miles) sustained winds and gusts of up to 265 kph (164 mph), will make landfall on Sunday as the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since Haiyan that killed more than 6,300 people in November 2013. "The strength of this typhoon is no joke." Authorities are facing another hurdle as social distancing needs to be imposed in evacuation centres to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Philippines has the second-highest COVID-19 infections and deaths in Southeast Asia, next only to Indonesia. Another typhoon, Atsani, is gaining strength just outside the Philippines.

Source: bd News24 October 31, 2020 03:11 UTC