MANILA, Philippines – Passengers who have just arrived from other countries are the top priority for Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) quarantine officers.
MANILA, Philippines – Passengers who have just arrived from other countries are the top priority for Ninoy Aquino International Airport quarantine officers.This policy came to force after the issuance of a Bureau of Quarantine of the Department of Health memorandum instructing quarantine personnel, as well as other government agencies stationed at airports nationwide to increase alertness for the Covid FLiRT variant.'We are facing a new Covid-19 strain that has the KP.1 and KP.
1 subvariant, which first became known in late 2023, and was responsible for this year's earlier infection increase.'In light of this, all stations have been directed to conduct thorough screening at Points of Entry for arriving visitors originating from countries where Covid FLiRT incidents have been detected.
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