The Philippine government has temporarily suspended the entry of foreign nationals and returning Filipinos who are not overseas Filipino workers amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country.
In a memorandum circular dated Tuesday, March 16, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 directed"all concerned agencies" to implement the travel restrictions from March 20 to April 19.
The order cited"efforts to prevent entry of SARS-CoV-2 variants from other countries and the further rise of cases" as reasons for the travel restrictions. The Philippines has been seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, logging 5,404 new cases – the 4th highest daily tally since the pandemic began – on Monday, March 15, or one year since Metro Manila's lockdown started.
As of Tuesday, the country has 631,320 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 57,736 active cases, 12,848 deaths, and 560,736 recoveries. –
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