Philippines Suspends Flights From UK Starting December 24, 2020
PHILIPPINES – The government of the Philippines has ordered a suspension of all flights from UK to the country starting December 24.
This was during concerns about the new COVID-19 strain that has been spreading in Britain, according to a report from GMA News.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that the suspension will start on December 24, 2020 at 12:01 AM up to the end of December 31, 2020.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has recommended the restrictions on inbound travel from the country on the said dates.
This is in order to curb the anticipated increase in COVID-19 cases during the holiday season.
Roque added that President Rodrigo Duterte approved the suspension on Tuesday night.
“All passengers who have been in the UK within fourteen (14) days immediately preceding arrival to the Philippines, including those merely in transit, are also temporarily restricted from entering the country for the same period,”
“On the other hand, passengers already in transit from the UK and all those who have been to the UK within 14 days immediately preceding arrival to the Philippines, who arrive before 12:01 a.m. of December 24, 2020, shall not be subject to entry restriction but they would be required to undergo stricter quarantine and testing protocols,”
Based on the report, among the protocols include the observation of a total 14-day quarantine period at the Athlete’s Village in the New Clark City, as well as securing a negative RT-PCT test result.
“Outbound travel to the UK shall likewise be subject to the existing exit protocols of the Philippines and the UK,”
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