President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the Philippines may impose additional COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers from China if backed by science and deemed necessary by the government. | BPinlacINQ
Marcos then added: “[If] it’s something that is manageable then, I’m sure we can find a way to, not completely close our borders to China, but to find a way to have a procedure so that those coming from China, who may have been exposed or who may have been infected, will be tested and [that’s all we’re concerned about].”
The Department of Transportation earlier floated the idea of tightening travel restrictions for people coming from China as a safety measure. DOTR chief Jaime Bautista said the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases would be in charge of ironing out the travel guidelines.Several countries around the world, including India, Japan and the United States, have already imposed curbs on travelers from China, as they raised concern over the wave of COVID-19 infections plaguing the Asian giant.
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