MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will ban the entry of travelers from countries with reported cases of the new COVID-19 variant starting Wednesday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Tuesday.
Duque said President Rodrigo Duterte approved on Monday night the recommendation to impose a travel ban on 20 countries with the COVID-19 variant found in the United Kingdom.
“Mayroon pong inaprubahan si Pangulong Duterte kahapon doon sa recommendation natin ng IATF, ng DOH na simula 12:01 ng Dec. 30 hanggang Jan. 15 ay hindi na tayo magpapapasok ng mga manggagaling sa 20 bansa na nakapag-ulat o nakapagtala ng bagong variant, ‘yung UK variant,” he said in an interview over DZ…
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