MANILA, Philippines — As COVID-19 cases and deaths mount in India, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it is now preparing to refuse entry to travelers coming from the said country starting Thursday.
According to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, the entry of travelers coming from India or those with a travel history to India within the last 14 days are barred from entering the Philippines.
This came after the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) announced on Tuesday that the Philippines will bar the entry of travelers from India starting April 29 to May 14.
“We will implement this measure seen by the IATF as our response to the e…
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