Philippines bans travellers from Malaysia, Thailand
The Philippines will ban travellers coming from Malaysia and Thailand, as well as tighten restrictions in the Manila area, in a bid to prevent the spread of the contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the presidential spokesperson said on Friday (July 23).
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The travel restriction will take effect from Sunday and run to the end of July, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a national address.