Travel ban on 7 countries extended to July 31
By Nidz Godino
"The IATF is directed to further review and provide recommendations on the appropriate testing and quarantine protocols for travelers coming from the aforementioned countries, and such other countries/jurisdictions which may thereafter be identified as high risk," presidential spokesman Herminio Roque Jr. said government's pandemic task force has extended ban on travelers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates and Oman until the end of the month July.
Ban, which was set to expire on today, July 15, 2021 was first implemented by Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to prevent spread of highly infectious Delta variant of coronavirus.
The Delta (B.1.617.2) variant was first identified in India. Local health authorities have so far detected 19 cases of variant in the Philippines.
Studies suggest it spreads more quickly and seems to have stronger resistance to vaccines than other forms of COVID-19.
But country's Food and Drug Administration stressed coronavirus vaccines retain important effectiveness against Delta variant.
Philippines has second-worst coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia, trailing only Indonesia with over 1.48 million infections and 26,092 deaths as of Tuesday.
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