PH extends travel ban on 10 countries until August 31

 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has extended travel restrictions on incoming travelers from 10 countries until August 31 in a bid to prevent the entry and further spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant. 

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte approved the pandemic task force’s recommendation to extend the travel ban on the following countries:

-India

-Pakistan

-Bangladesh

-Sri Lanka

-Nepal

-United Arab Emirates

-Oman

-Thailand

-Malaysia

-Indonesia

The travel ban was supposed to lapse on August 15. 

 So far, the Philippines has detected 627 COVID-19 Delta variant cases.

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