JUST IN: Philippines Imposes Travel Ban On South Korea Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak
JUST IN: PH IMPOSES TRAVEL BAN TO SOUTH KOREA – Amidst the rampant outbreak of the coronavirus in South Korea, the Philippines had imposed a travel ban on the entry of travelers from North Gyeongsang province.
According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the travel ban is to be imposed immediately.
Meanwhile, things are still under a critical condition in South Korea. Due to the rising numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases, Korea had been placed under RED alert, the highest infectious disease alert level.
The City of Daegu had been the center of the outbreak in South Korea. Based on reports from Korean health authorities, about 80% of the cases are linked to Daegu.
The number of cases had increased by 169. This brings the total number of infected in the country to 1,146 from just 51 a week ago. So far, there have been 11 fatalities from the virus.
One of the people who succumbed to the deadly virus was a 36-year-old Mongolian national who was hospitalized for a liver transplant.
Neighboring countries such as Japan had already implemented a travel ban on China, however, South Korea had not.
According to reports, this was because of economic and diplomatic reasons.
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