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Philippines partially lifts coronavirus travel ban to South Korea @ 2020-03-05T16: Back Hot News
Keyword:South Korea travel ban
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AUTHORITIES EARLIER BANNED ALL TRAVEL TO SOUTH KOREA, EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO LIVE, STUDY OR WORK THERE.
THE TRAVEL BAN WAS INITIALLY ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY, AMID RAPIDLY RISING CASES OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE OR COVID-19. ONLY FILIPINOS WHO LIVE, WORK, OR STUDY IN SOUTH KOREA WERE EXEMPTED FROM THE TRAVEL BAN.
“SOUTH KOREA HAS ALSO REPORTED A LOW CASE FATALITY RATE OF ONLY 0.5 PERCENT, AND THE SUCCESSFUL CONTAINMENT OF LOCAL TRANSMISSION TO ONLY CERTAIN AREAS. THE IATF ALSO AGREED TO EXPAND TRAVEL EXEMPTIONS ALLOWING DEPENDENTS OF PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF SOUTH KOREA, HONG KONG, AND MACAU TO TRAVEL TO THESE AREAS AS LONG AS THEY ALSO SIGN A RISK-ACKNOWLEDGMENT DECLARATION,” DUQUE SAID.
“THE IATF HAS RESOLVED TO PARTIALLY LIFT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO SOUTH KOREA AS THEIR GOVERNMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED STRINGENT INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. SOUTH KOREA HAS ALSO REPORTED A LOW CASE FATALITY RATE OF ONLY 0.5%, AND THE SUCCESSFUL CONTAINMENT OF LOCAL TRANSMISSION TO ONLY CERTAIN AREAS,” HEALTH SECRETARY FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III CLARIFIED.
DUQUE ON WEDNESDAY SAID THE INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (IATF-EID) OPTED TO RELAX THE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON SOUTH KOREA AS DEPENDENTS OF PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTRY AND HONG KONG, MACAU ARE NOW EXEMPTED FROM THE TRAVEL BAN.
GROUP TOUR TRAVEL TO SOUTH KOREA WAS BANNED IN JANUARY AND FIT TRAVEL HAS ALSO FALLEN SHARPLY AS THE SITUATION IN SOUTH KOREA RAISES CONCERN, TOURISM AGENCIES HAVE TOLD GLOBAL TIMES.
THE C.D.C. HAS ADVISED AGAINST ALL NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO SOUTH KOREA, CHINA, ITALY AND IRAN. AND THE AGENCY HAS WARNED OLDER AND AT-RISK TRAVELERS TO AVOID JAPAN.
BI LIFTS DEPARTURE TRAVEL BAN ON HK, MACAU
THE CONCERN OVER CONTAINING THE VIRUS AT THE SOUTHERN US BORDER COMES AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALSO WEIGHS POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS ON THE ENTRY OF TRAVELLERS FROM SOUTH KOREA, ITALY AND JAPAN, REUTERS REPORTS.
READ MORE: I WAS TRAVELING IN SOUTH KOREA AS THE CORONAVIRUS STRUCK, AND I WAS AMAZED AT HOW THE COUNTRY SPRANG INTO ACTION
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN SALVADOR PANELO TOLD A MEDIA BRIEFING THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO CONDUCT A RISK ASSESSMENT WITHIN 48 HOURS TO DETERMINE IF THE TRAVEL BAN NEEDED TO BE EXPANDED TO OTHER PARTS OF SOUTH KOREA.
PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN SAYS NEW ZEALAND"S CHINA TRAVEL BAN IS LIKELY TO BE EXTENDED AS IRAN, SOUTH KOREA AND ITALY GRAPPLE WITH MAJOR OUTBREAKS.
NORTH KOREA HAS YET TO CONFIRM ANY COVID-19 CASES, ALTHOUGH STATE MEDIA HAVE HINTED THAT AN UNCERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED AFTER EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS. NORTH KOREA HAS SHUT DOWN NEARLY ALL CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC, BANNED TOURISTS, INTENSIFIED SCREENING AT ENTRY POINTS AND MOBILIZED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HEALTH WORKERS TO MONITOR RESIDENTS AND ISOLATE THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS. SOUTH KOREA LAST MONTH WITHDREW DOZENS OF OFFICIALS FROM AN INTER-KOREAN LIAISON OFFICE IN KAESONG AFTER NORTH KOREA INSISTED ON CLOSING IT UNTIL THE EPIDEMIC IS CONTROLLED.
AFTER THE FIRST DEATH FROM CORONAVIRUS WAS REPORTED IN WASHINGTON, US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON SATURDAY, 29 FEBRUARY ANNOUNCED RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL FROM IRAN AND ADVISED FELLOW CITIZENS NOT TO TRAVEL TO CERTAIN AREAS OF SOUTH KOREA AND ITALY.

 

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