PHILIPPINES BANS TRAVEL TO 10 COUNTRIES TILL AUGUST 15

  • 30/07/2021

The Philippines on Friday extended travel restrictions for those coming from India and nine other countries till August 15 to check the spread of the Delta COVID-19 variant amid a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the country.

The countries include India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, he said.
According to a report in Manila Times, the extended travel ban came after President Duterte expressed concern over the contagious Delta variant, first detected in India.
The country has, so far, reported 216 cases of the Delta variant, but health experts say there could be more undetected cases because of the slow pace of the country's genome sequencing capacity.
Duterte on Wednesday advised those who don't want to be vaccinated to stay at home.

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