"The Voice Teens" coach and Broadway star Lea Salonga spoke up Tuesday on the situation of workers who are forced to commute amid the stringent implementation of the Luzon-wide quarantine due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

On Facebook, Salonga shared that she and her family have been trying to busy themselves with hobbies and activities at home during the enhanced community quarantine.

It has also given her "lots and lots of time for thinking," she said.

Salonga, 49, said that a cousin of hers who is based in Los Angeles tested positive for COVID-19. Due to pneumonia, he had to be "intubated and sedated to help him get some rest, antivirals administered."

As of Tuesday, Salonga's relative is now "recovered enough to be released and seems to be doing fine, if having a little difficulty breathing," she shared.

"He's one of the most robust people I know, and yet he caught it," Salonga added.

In light of recoveries, including her cousin's, as well as those who can afford to stay at home, Salonga surmised that "there will be a segment of our population that will fare just fine."

"But majority of our countrymen? I honestly don't know. It's easy for many of us to flippantly recommend staying at home, but how do we recommend that to a daily wage earner? To someone that can't see their families because of the lockdown? To people that are with their families, but are now unable to provide for them?" she wrote.

As the government implemented the quarantine on Luzon, many workers who rely on daily earnings were forced to commute, including frontline health workers. Even as the ban expanded to public transport on Tuesday, some opted to walk long distances either for work or essential errands.

"What do we do? Point fingers? Blame the government for its delays in taking action? Blame the folks that insist on going out when they’ve already been told to stay at home? How do we recommend social distancing to people whose homes are inches away from each other? What then? Can anyone answer these questions?" Salonga wrote.

Salonga admitted that the pandemic and its widespread effects have been a source of mental distress.

"I'm trying to keep myself smiling and positive, posting things with a tinge of humor, if only to keep myself from getting sad and angry. Also trying to post things that are factual, and avoiding any unnecessary noise. This is literally keeping me up at night, and I know it’s not healthy, but there it is," she said.

"Kudos to everyone that have been providing funds, food, support, protective devices, funny videos and memes, music, workouts, prayers, mental health checks, whatever it takes to keep everyone's spirits up. Thank you," she added.

Salonga ended on optimistic note, saying: "Now, whatever we gotta do to beat this thing, let's beat this thing. Let's keep our wits about us... our heads screwed on straight... we have to beat this thing. I look forward to the day that this virus becomes insignificant and inconsequential, but this isn't that day."