EDSA littered with trash mostly PPEs, disposable face masks and gloves
- Bags of trash were scattered all over EDSA and most of them were made up of the "normal" accessories that people wear today due to the pandemic
- There were disposable face masks, disposable gloves, and personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Six garbage bags were opened along the highway right before 5 a.m.
- Motorists who were plying the road avoided the trash and stayed at the two leftmost lanes
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EDSA was littered by six trash bags early morning, which caused a horrible sight in one of the major roads in the metropolis. The content of the trash bags were mostly PPEs, face masks, and gloves.
It was unclear where the trash came from though but the only thing known was that they were found at the northbound lane of EDSA-White Plains in Quezon City as per the Twitter post of James Agustin for Unang Balita.
Source: Twitter
Later, street sweepers from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) swept the trash and cleared the road for motorists.
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As per the World Economic Forum, in the time of this pandemic, face masks, PPEs and gloves are among those that contribute to polluting the ocean. These things must be disposed of properly.
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The use of personal protective equipment (PPEs), face masks, and gloves has been part of the "new normal" due to the pandemic. These are the necessary accessories that would help protect people and frontliners against COVID-19.
One of the ways implemented by the government was to set community quarantine protocols. the government faced problems when they imposed the initial community quarantine, which was elevated into enhanced community quarantine. It also suspended transportation causing massive problems with commuters.
Doctors have died after being infected by COVID-19. They are among the frontliners who attend to the patients rushing to hospitals amid pandemic.
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