Philippine coronavirus lockdown boosts calls for a bike-friendly Manila

When Metro Manila went into lockdown in mid-March, Rhea Muyargas, a medical technologist at one of the largest private hospitals in the Philippine capital, had to start walking to work.Public transport was halted and hundreds of frontline health care workers like Muyargas had no other option but to walk for hours in many cases, as few employers provided shuttle buses.But as the coronavirus pandemic has shown, the worst of times can sometimes bring out the best in people.When the plight of these…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3088904/philippine-coronavirus-lockdown-boosts-calls-bike