Foreigners, returning Filipinos temporarily barred from entering PH

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Foreigners, returning Filipinos who are not contract workers are not allowed entry into the country temporarily.

The National Task Force Against Covid-19 will temporarily prohibit inbound travel of foreigners and returning overseas Filipinos who are not contract workers to prevent a further rise in cases with Sars-CoV-2 variants.In a memorandum circular issued Tuesday, March 16, NTF chairperson Delfin Lorenzana also set a limit to the number of international arrivals to 1,500 a day. A Civil Aeronautics Board advisory said this will be implemented from 12 a.m. of March 18 to 11:59 p.m.

Lorenzana's memorandum noted that the entry of Sars-CoV-2 variants with possible increased transmissibility is among the factors that led to a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country. There were 59 new cases with the B.1.1.7 variant, 32 new cases with the B.1.351 variant and one case with the P.1 variant.

As of March 13, there were 177 cases with the B.1.1.7 variant, 90 cases with the B.1.351 variant and one P.1 variant.

 

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