{"id":52782,"date":"2020-02-03T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T07:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=52782"},"modified":"2020-02-03T16:55:29","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T08:55:29","slug":"duterte-extends-temporary-travel-ban-on-visitors-from-china-hk-macau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2020\/02\/03\/duterte-extends-temporary-travel-ban-on-visitors-from-china-hk-macau\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte Extends Temporary Travel Ban on Visitors from China, HK, Macau"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the temporary travel ban<\/strong> on tourists coming from\u00a0any part of\u00a0China<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0its\u00a0Special Administrative Regions\u2014Hong Kong and Macau<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>amid\u00a0the rise of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) acute respiratory disease cases worldwide.<\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE Presidential Communications Operations Office<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement released by Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo\u00a0on February 2, the president’s decision to extend the travel ban’s coverage is brought upon the recommendation of the\u00a0Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.<\/p>\n

On January 31, Duterte first issued\u00a0the temporary travel ban that only prohibited visitors from Wuhan City and the entirety of Hubei province in China\u2014the ground zero of the newly-emerged deadly virus.<\/p>\n

The extended temporary travel ban covers all visitors coming from any part of China, Hong Kong, and Macau,\u00a0regardless of nationality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This directive exempts\u00a0Filipino citizens and holders of Permanent Resident Visa<\/strong> issued by the Philippine government who within 14 days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines, has been to the aforementioned places.<\/p>\n

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The said ban, however, requires\u00a0Filipinos and Permanent Resident Visa holders coming from any place in China and its Special Administrative Regions\u00a0to\u00a0undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine<\/strong>.\u00a0Filipinos are also banned indefinitely from traveling to\u00a0said places.<\/p>\n

Aside from the temporary travel ban,\u00a0the Philippine Foreign Service Posts also temporarily suspends the\u00a0issuance of visas to foreign nationals<\/strong> directly coming\u00a0from and has been to China, Hong Kong, and Macau effective immediately.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DepartmentOfTourism\/posts\/3345635435463305?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAmNJjc8sYh8i7jrzUWPozGp4eYz0uLVkc5INC7yncQjGb5AaPsvRGNNkDt6-3RR3cXF8aWfCURVg_XmNLZSqn2RxANtSfkPPmYpcOy69FWHhtpQkAl_y5kVVe3m8BMZImN7rtYANV53JWDFdsR6u4PBpRoOL7EvGpSJTDchAWxSJBRp0yaC2lc60N7v64VsNJfqPMA-1htEDIFDtTPOBR_jcDex3EXbl7487WjCh2Khs3xciencnXdE3sfm5x8EteQfM0XULTNF8UQqfj6ZjH1C0Zh5l-ZlXUj87F-rQH05KkxgtFwDzpr9mzu1hW8uRSz-croY1j0QUNPAfuZsA&__tn__=-R<\/p>\n

Following the travel ban, the Civil Aeronautics Board ordered all airlines\u00a0operating to and from the Philippines to fully and immediately comply with the president’s directive.<\/p>\n

Cebu Pacific<\/strong> and AirAsia Philippines<\/strong> have announced the cancellation of flights to China, Hong Kong, and Macau until March, while\u00a0Philippine Airlines<\/strong>\u00a0reduced\u00a0flights between Manila and China to over 50 percent starting February 1.<\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE RJ Alipio<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The 2019-nCoV is a new strain of coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan, China\u00a0in December 2019, which\u00a0causes mild symptoms\u00a0such as runny nose, sore throat, cough, fever, and\u00a0breathing difficulties.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared\u00a0the outbreak a\u00a0\u201cpublic health emergency of international concern\u201d on January 30. As of February 2, WHO identified 14,557 confirmed cases of\u00a02019-nCoV worldwide.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WHO\/videos\/122364482361034\/<\/p>\n

In the Philippines, there are currently 80 people under\u00a0investigation for 2019-nCov with two confirmed positive cases, one of which died on February 1\u2014the first reported fatality outside China.<\/p>\n

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Source: Philippine News Agency<\/a>, Department of Foreign Affairs<\/a>, Department of Tourism<\/a>, World Health Organization<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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