Travelers from 9 countries temporarily barred Philippine entry

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

Rudy Santos - The Philippine Star

 

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced yesterday the implementation of a temporary travel ban on passengers coming from nine red list countries starting Sept. 12.

 

The countries include Azerbaijan, Guadeloupe, Guam, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Saint Lucia and Switzerland.

 

In an advisory, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that following the recent directive from Malacañang, as recommended by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), passengers coming from, or who have been in the said countries within the last 14 days prior to their arrival to the Philippines, shall temporarily be denied entry.

 

Full story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/09/12/2126523/travelers-9-countries-temporarily-barred-philippine-entry

 

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