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Philippines to bar entry of foreigners, some nationals as COVID-19 cases climb

Published 03/17/2021, 09:04 AM
Updated 03/17/2021, 09:10 AM

MANILA, March 17 (Reuters) - The Philippines' coronavirus
task force said it will suspend the arrival of foreigners and
some returning citizens as the Southeast Asian country battles a
renewed surge in COVID-19 cases and increasing infections of new
variants.
Foreign citizens and returning nationals who had not been
working overseas will not be able to enter the country from
March 20 until April 19, the coronavirus task force said in a
statement issued late on Tuesday.
The exemptions to the rule include accredited officials of
foreign governments, Filipino workers returning from overseas
and cases that are considered to be an emergency.
The Philippines' Civil Aeronautics Board on Tuesday capped
passenger arrivals at Manila's international airport to a
maximum of 1,500 per day from March 18 to April 19 to help
contain the spread of COVID-19, which has infected 631,320
people and killed 12,848 in the country.

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