The Immigration Bureau (BI) has yet to impose the travel ban on inbound passengers from the North Gyeongsang province of South Korea due to problems determining the travel history of the passengers, the spokesperson for the agency said Thursday. Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval said it is difficult to ascertain whether inbound passengers from South Korea came from places where a …

Russia warned on Wednesday against traveling to Italy, South Korea and Iran to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading. Advertising Noting the spike in cases in the three countries, consumer safety regulator Rospotrebnadzor urged Russians to avoid traveling there’ until the epidemiological situation has stabilized.’ More than 1,100 people were infected in South Korea— the hardest-hit area outside China— and …

On Wednesday, the Philippines imposed travel restrictions on parts of South Korea and barred Filipino tourists from entering the East Asian nation because of rising cases of deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. Advertisement Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told reporters that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease approved the immediate entry ban for travelers coming from South Korea’s North …

The travel ban on Taiwan was also rooted in politics, both Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Senator Panfilo Lacson said Saturday, reportedly part of the effort to prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease-2019. Lacson held the same opinion, arguing that the explanation behind the ban could only be a political one. Lacson also pointed out that, given its 23 …

Port workers in the Philippines were instructed to allow travelers to and from Taiwan to enter and leave, stated by the Immigration Bureau (BI). The order came after the lifting of the travel ban from and to Taiwan by the Philippines to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease in 2019. According to the BI, the lifting of the ban also …