Manila comes back to life amid virus threat

Distant but in it together: Passengers sitting in between social distancing markers on the first day of train operations since the lockdown began over two months ago in Manila. — Reuters

Millions returned to work in the Philippine capital as one of the world’s strictest and longest coronavirus lockdowns was eased to help resuscitate an economy that has been battered by the closure.

Public transport such as trains and shuttle buses were allowed to operate in Manila but on a limited scale, forcing commuters to wait in long queues for hours, and leaving hundreds of workers stranded.