MANILA, Philippines — A travel ban on the United Kingdom should only be considered once there is already a community transmission of the new coronavirus variant in the country, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Saturday.
“Ikunsidera lamang ang travel ban, Mr. President kung nasa lebel na ng community transmission ang new variant sa naturang bansa (UK),” Duque said in a meeting with President Duterte and members of the Cabinet.
(We just consider the travel ban, Mr. President, if the new variant in that country is already at the level of community transmission.)
The new coronavirus strain, first detected in the UK, is up to 70% more infectious than the earlier coronavirus st…
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