MANILA, Philippines — The government’s COVID-19 task force has exempted repatriation efforts of Filipinos from the travel restrictions the Philippines imposed on India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
The travel curbs on the said countries were imposed to prevent the entry of B.1.617 or the COVID-19 variant first detected in India.
This is in effect until June 15, 2021.
In a statement, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said all repatriates from these countries with travel restrictions must be placed on a “strict 14-day facility-based quarantine from the date of arrival in the Philippines, with th…
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