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Department of Foreign Relations. (Photo from DFA’s Facebook account)
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reiterated its advice to travelers coming to or transiting countries that have reported cases of the new COVID-19 variant of postponing their trips to the Philippines.
“The DFA strongly recommends that all travelers to the country carefully reconsider their travel plans, including postponing their trips until after the end of travel restrictions to avoid personal inconvenience and potential additional expenses, as well as to help prevent the incidence of the new COVID. – 19 in the country, ”the agency said in a statement.
Previously, the Philippine government banned travelers from 20 countries with registered cases of the new COVID-19 variant from entering the country from December 30 to January 15 of next year.
The DFA reminded Filipinos abroad of the following:
- All Filipinos abroad are reminded of the limited quarantine facilities in place and are therefore strongly urged to reconsider travel plans to the Philippines while travel restrictions last, which will end on January 15, 2021 .
- Those entering the country from affected countries and jurisdictions are also reminded to undergo and complete a strict mandatory 14-day quarantine in a facility approved by the Department of Health, regardless of a negative RT-PCR result.
The DFA said that non-Filipino citizens hailing from the countries and jurisdiction in question, regardless of prior visa status, waivers granted, or relationship with Filipino citizens, will be temporarily restricted from entering the Philippines.
“As always, the DFA reminds travelers to always verify travel dates with their airlines prior to departure or before booking a ticket, as published information could change at any time,” he added.
To date, the Philippines has recorded a total of 474,064 COVID-19 cases, with more than 430,000 recoveries and 9,244 deaths.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad have so far reached 12,876 cases.
Of that number, 8,387 have already recovered, while 911 have succumbed to the disease.
JPV
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