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A man was shot dead in the Philippines after he was scolded by a health official for not wearing a face mask.

The 63-year-old flew into a rage after receiving the warning from the health care worker in the town of Nasipit in the south of the country.

He is thought to have been drunk at the time, a police report claimed according to Aljazeera.

The man grabbed a scythe and began threatening officials with it at the coronavirus checkpoint.

"The suspect was cautioned by a village health worker ... for not wearing a face mask," the report said.

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"But the suspect got angry, uttering provoking words and eventually attacked the personnel using a scythe."

A police officer shot him dead after reportedly trying to calm him.

The death is the first coronavirus related killing to take place in the country after President Rodrigo Duterte warned anyone not following lockdown measures would be shot.

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In a televised address last week the strong-man leader said it was vital everyone cooperates and follows home quarantine measures.

He also said the abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would not be tolerated.

“It is getting worse. So once again I’m telling you the seriousness of the problem and that you must listen,” Mr Duterte said on Wednesday.

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“My orders to the police and military ... if there is trouble and there’s an occasion that they fight back and your lives are in danger, shoot them dead.”

“Is that understood? Dead. Instead of causing trouble, I will bury you.”

Amnsesty International condemned the remarks as "deeply alarming" and said they follow reports of inhumane punishments for lawbreakers of the coronavirus lockdown, such as being detained in dog cages and sitting for hours in the sun.

There have been 3,660 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the Philippines and 414 deaths.