The Philippines government announced a ban on travelers from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 variant from India. In a memorandum, he said passengers coming from or who have been to the aforementioned countries within 14 days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines, shall be prohibited from entering the country. Meanwhile, effective immediately, passengers coming from or who have been to the four countries within 14 days and are arriving before the travel ban, shall undergo facility-based quarantine for 14 days notwithstanding a negative RT-PCR test. They also do not need to be quarantined for 14 days once they arrive in the Philippines, the memorandum added. The Philippines government blocked visitors from India last month over the surge of COVID-19 cases that has devastated the South Asian country.

Source: The Nation May 06, 2021 06:45 UTC