Travelers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will have to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arrival.
ReutersIn April, the Philippines imposed a ban on India and later expanded to include the nine other countries with Delta cases.
The Philippines has announced that it will lift the travel ban for all inbound travellers from India, and nine other countries, starting September 6 - despite rising Covid-19 cases fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant.
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the inter-agency Covid-19 task force to lift the current travel restrictions on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, reported Xinhua news agency.
Travelers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will have to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arrival.
The move only applies to holders of special visas such as diplomats and foreign spouses of Filipino citizens. Tourists will remain banned from entering the country.
The country has detected 1,789 Delta cases and 33 deaths so far. The World Health Organization confirmed the community transmission of the Delta variant, saying it is now the dominant Covid-19 strain spreading in the Philippines.
In April, the Philippines imposed a ban on India and later expanded to include the nine other countries with Delta cases.
The Philippines is now grappling with soaring Covid-19 infections. The Southeast Asian country has reported a total of 2,040,568 confirmed Covid-19, with 33,873 deaths.
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