Philippines imposes travel ban on Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Ederlina Paraiso, 81, gets a shot of China's Sinovac coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at home, administered by health workers at Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 5, 2021. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines will ban the entry of travellers from Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from May 7 to May 14 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, the president’s office said on Wednesday.
The Philippines will ban the entry of travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka from May 7 to May 14 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, the president's office said on Wednesday.
Travellers coming directly from those countries, or with a history of travel to any of them within the last 14 days, would be barred from entering, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said in a memorandum.
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