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LOOK: Traffic, no social distancing on 1st Monday rush under Metro Manila lockdown
On the first day of the Metro Manila community quarantine, various checkpoints implemented different rules, causing confusion.
At the NLEX-Balintawak checkpoint, police conducted random temperature checks and inquired about the purpose of travel.
The rush hour on Monday morning saw vehicles piling up around Metro Manila checkpoints.
Commuters had to wait as vehicles and even pedestrians were stopped to have their temperatures taken and purposes of travel verified.
However, social distancing was nearly impossible to implement during rush hour due to cramped public transportation.
The lockdown was imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte's government to contain COVID-19, which had infected 140 people and killed 8 in the Philippines as of Monday.
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