Gov't urged to rethink travel bans, implement tighter quarantine measures insteadMANILA, Philippines — The government should do away with its current restrictions on travel and instead apply stricter quarantine measures to all travelers arriving in the country to guard against emerging coronavirus variants, doctors said. ‘Travel ban not sustainable’Besa and Leachon said that travel restrictions are not sustainable as these could adversely affect livelihoods. He also urged the government to revisit the alert level system to limit unnecessary gatherings and non-essential travel. The country is dealing with a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks as new infections rose to its highest in two months. As of January 4, the country has recorded 5,434 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total COVID-19 cases to 2,861,119.

Source: Philippine Star January 05, 2022 08:44 UTC