Police in the Philippines have a chilling way of keeping people at home during the coronavirus lockdown - they are putting COFFINS at checkpoints.

Officers placed the white and gold casket their barricade in San Fernando City in Pampanga province where residents are checked to ensure they are following the travel ban.

It is even accompanied by the message printed on a barrier 'Stay at home or stay inside' alongside a picture of the grim reaper.

Officers from Police Regional Office 3 said it was ''a reminder of the dangers posed by the COVID-19 pandemic''.

Another video shows how police and volunteers also carry the coffin during a night patrol, warning residents to obey a curfew imposed on the city.

The Philippines has declared 1,546 cases of the coronavirus and attributed 78 deaths to the pandemic, as of March 30.

There have been strict orders banning movement between cities, curfews and food rationing and residents have been ordered to stay inside.