Pilipinas nagpatupad ng travel ban sa South Africa, Botswana dahil sa bagong variant ng COVID-19
Suspendido muna ang pagpasok sa bansa ng mga biyahero mula South Africa, Botswana, at iba pang bansa na may local cases o kahalintulad na B.1.1.1529 variant ng COVID-19.
Ayon kay Cabinet Secretary at acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles, ito ang inaprubahan ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).
Epektibo kaagad aniya ang travel ban at tatagal ng hanggang December 15, 2021.
“The Bureau of Quarantine, in close coordination with our local government units, has been directed to locate travelers from the abovementioned countries who may have arrived in the recent 7 days prior to the temporary suspension of inbound travel. These travelers shall be required to undergo full 14-day facility-based quarantine with RT-PCR test on the 7th day or upon location of the passenger, whichever is later, with the date of arrival as Day 1,” pahayag ni Nograles.
Inaprubahan din ng IATF ang temporary suspension ng inbound international flights mula Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, at Mozambique na katabi lang ng South Africa at Botswana.
“Passengers coming from or having been to these abovementioned countries within the last 14 days prior to arrival shall be temporarily barred from entering the country,” pahayag ni Nograles.
“Passengers already in transit from the abovementioned countries and all those who have been to the same within 14 days immediately preceding arrival to the Philippines, who arrive before 12:01AM of November 28, 2021, shall not be barred from entry, but shall be required to undergo stricter quarantine and testing protocols such as the observation of an absolute facility-based 14-day quarantine period, notwithstanding a negative RT-PCR result,” pahayag ni Nograles.
Papayagan namang makapasok sa bansa ang mga pasahero, Filipino man o dayuhan na nag transit lamang sa mga nabanggit na bansa basta’t hindi lumabas sa airport.
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