BI bars entry of 36 Chinese nationals amid coronavirus outbreak

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Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) disallowed last Friday from entering the country 36 Chinese nationals who came from Macau, which is covered by the travel ban imposed due to the acute coronavirus outbreak.

In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, BI port operations division chief Grifton Medina said the Chinese passengers were refused entry upon their arrival aboard a Philippine Airlines flight from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Medina said all 36 passengers were initially turned over to the Bureau of Quarantine for inspection and booked on the first available flight to Phnom Penh. Meanwhile, the BI said it is now requiring both foreign and Filipino passengers from abroad to completely fill out and submit their arrival cards while undergoing immigration arrival formalities by BI officers.

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

 

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