Philippines bans travelers from Malaysia, Thailand until end-July

By Prince Golez

Amid the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19, the Philippines has expanded its travel ban to arriving travelers from Malaysia and Thailand.

On Friday, Malacañang announced that President Rodrigo Duterte approved the travel restrictions for all travelers coming from Malaysia and Thailand or those with travel history to these countries 14 days prior to their arrival.

“Beginning 12:01 a.m. of July 25, 2021 until 11:59 p.m. of July 31, 2021, such travelers shall be prohibited from entering the Philippines,” said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque.

According to Roque, passengers already in transit from Malaysia and Thailand who arrive before the implementation of the travel ban may be allowed to enter the Philippines.

They must however undergo a full 14-day facility-based quarantine despite acquiring a negative RT-PCR result.

“These travel restrictions, however, are subject to the same exceptions on repatriation and special commercial flights for Filipinos, but they have to follow the prescribed testing and quarantine protocols,” the spokesperson said.

“This action is undertaken to prevent the further spread and community transmission of Covid-19 variants in the Philippines,” he added.

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