Gov’t to mull over travel ban on South Korea, others hit by COVID-19

Vergeire said the same move will also apply to Singapore where local transmission of the virus was recorded, as well as to other countries hit by COVID-19.

“It’s going to apply for all countries aside from what we have right now from China, Hong Kong, and Macau, because we have standard guidelines for that,” she said. IATF will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday, February 26, to discuss developments on COVID-19, according to Vergeire. Globally, COVID-19 has infected more than 79,000 people as of Monday, February 24.

Among the factors IATF considers when imposing a travel ban against a country over COVID-19 infection are the volume of travelers, “burden of infection”, risk of exposure, and strict protocols being enforced in that country. Initially, Taiwan was included in the travel ban – citing the One China Policy being adhered to by the World Health Organization. But this has been lifted after IATF acknowledged Taiwan’s strict measures and protocols to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

CGonzalesINQ You guys are just playing catchup with the virus. How about travel ban first to all countries then study when are you going to open up travel per country again?

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