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Part of the recommended basic protective measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus is social distancing which the World Health Organization (WHO) defined as maintaining “at least 1 meter (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.” This is one of the reasons public transportation has been suspended. Since our trains and buses are almost always filled to capacity, social distancing is impossible and the chances of the disease spreading is magnified.

This is the first time for most of us to deal with a global pandemic that has changed our perception of the world.

Nobody thought the time will come when we should keep a distance from one another, even from our family members, to avoid the spread of this disease.

You are most probably reading this at home, quarantined just like the millions of Metro Manila. The so-called community quarantine of the nation’s capital started last March 15 as a response to the escalating numbers of Filipinos affected by the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19).