A farmer in the Philippines built a low-cost swimming pool in their rice field so they can enjoy the summer during the lockdown.<br /><br />Gilbert Briones was helped by friends to construct the swimming pool outside their home in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines.<br /><br />They finished building the improvised swimming pool made of bamboo, recycled tarpaulin, and some rope.<br /><br />Gilbert said: ''We thought of making our pool that is within our budget because we miss swimming in the sea together. The outcome was good and we were all happy."<br /><br />The coronavirus guidelines in the country - some of the strictest in the world - prevent anyone from taking part leisure activities outside including swimming in the sea.<br /><br />However, Gilbert said that they are allowed to do some exercises and even swimming as long as it is within their property and not on public space.<br /><br />The Philippines has imposed the longest and one of the fiercest lockdowns in the world. However, they have still recorded almost 150,000 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus as of August 13.
