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Philippines temporarily bars incoming flights to decongest quarantine facilities

Published 05/03/2020, 02:21 PM
Updated 05/03/2020, 02:30 PM

MANILA, May 3 (Reuters) - The Philippines barred incoming
passenger flights from Sunday morning for one week to contain
the spread of the coronavirus and help reduce pressure on
quarantine facilities housing thousands of Filipino repatriates,
officials said on Sunday.
"This decision is meant to decongest our quarantine
facilities to protect our people by preventing the further
spread of COVID-19 and also ensure that our overseas Filipino
workers are well taken care of when they arrive from abroad",
the task force said in a statement.
The Philippines introduced curbs on immigration, travel,
commerce and public gatherings in mid-March, days after the
first case of domestic transmission. Entry to the country is
closed to all except repatriated Filipinos.
Around 20,000 repatriated Filipinos are undergoing mandatory
quarantine in the capital, the task force said.
The temporary ban on incoming air travel covers nine
international airports, including in the capital Manila. Cargo,
sweeper, medical, utility and maintenance flights are exempted
from the order, the aviation authority said.
Philippine airlines had already extended domestic and
international passenger flights suspensions to mid-May.
The Philippines has reported 8,928 cases of COVID-19, the
disease caused by the new coronavirus, and 603 deaths.

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