Covid-19: Philippines widens travel ban to keep out Indian virus variant

Manila - Travellers coming directly from those countries, or with a history of travel to any of them would be barred.

By Reuters

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Published: Wed 5 May 2021, 3:43 PM

Last updated: Wed 5 May 2021, 3:45 PM

The Philippines will ban the entry of travellers from Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from May 7 to May 14 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, the president's office said on Wednesday.

Travellers coming directly from those countries, or with a history of travel to any of them within the last 14 days, would be barred from entering, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said in a memorandum.

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