Relief, disappointment as Philippines restarts some transport services


  • World
  • Friday, 29 May 2020

A worker sits inside a taxi with a makeshift barricade for protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as taxi operations resume next week, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine taxi dispatcher Meliza Venal heaved a sigh of relief when she learned that hundreds of her company's drivers can finally go back to work after being stuck in their homes for 11 weeks.

But she's worried about venturing out when some transport services resume in the capital Manila from Monday, and feels the threat of the new coronavirus still lingers.

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