Pansamantalang magpapatupad ng travel ban ang Pilipinas sa mga byaheng manggagaling sa India.
Ito ang naging anunsyo ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, kasunod ng patuloy na paglobo ng COVID-19 cases sa naturang bansa.
Magsisimulang ipairal ang ban sa Abril 29, 2021, araw ng Huwebes.
Tatagal ito hanggang Mayo 14 ng taong kasalukuyan.
“All travelers coming from India or those with travel history to India within the last fourteen (14) days preceding arrival shall be prohibited from entering the Philippines beginning 0001H of April 29, 2021, until May 14, 2021. Passengers already in transit from the abovementioned country and all those who have been to the same within 14 days immediately preceding arrival to the Philippines, who arrive before 0001H of April 29, 2021, shall not be subject to the above restriction, but shall nevertheless be required to undergo stricter quarantine and testing protocols i.e. the observation of an absolute facility-based fourteen-day quarantine period notwithstanding a negative Reverse Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) result,” wika ni Roque.
Samantala, ang mga byahero na nagmula sa iba pang bansang may mga kaso ng bagong variant ng COVID-19 ay pag-aaralan ng Department of Health at Department of Foreign Affairs, kung kailangan ding higpitan.
“Restrictions as to travelers coming from other countries that report the new strain may be imposed by the Office of the President upon the joint recommendation of the Department of Health and the Department of Foreign Affairs,” dagdag pa ng opisyal.
Mahigpit naman ang bilin sa Department of Transportation (DOTR), na ipatupad restrictions sa mga pasaherong sakop ng bagong direktiba.
“The Department of Transportation should ensure that airlines are directed not to allow the boarding of passengers entering the country pursuant to travel restrictions imposed by the Office of the President and IATF resolutions except if they are part of the repatriation efforts of the national government,” saad pa ng abiso.
