MANILA, Philippines — The Taiwanese government has barred the entry of all foreigners without valid resident certificates and transit travelers for a month as the East Asian country faces a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.
The Taiwan Center for Disease Control (CDC) posted on its website Monday the new travel restrictions prohibiting non-Taiwan citizens without a valid Alien Residence Certificate to enter the country starting midnight of May 19.
Similarly, transit travelers or those who use other airports for connecting flights would also be barred.
“On May 17, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that due to the surges in the number of COVID-19 cases in …
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