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More Countries, Including China, Now Included on PH Travel Restriction List



On January 2, 2021, the official Facebook page of the Bureau of Immigration, Republic of the Philippines has published an advisory containing the Updated Travel Restriction Guidelines of All Travelers from Countries with Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 B117 Strain (SARS-COV2 Variant Detected in the United Kingdom.

The said guidelines contain details on the inclusion of the United States of America (US) among the countries subject to travel restrictions and the rules applicable to Filipinos and foreign passengers transiting through a country covered by the travel restrictions.

Listed in the advisory were the Travel-Restricted Countries. Following this, more countries have been recently included on the Philippines ‘ Travel Restriction List and these include Austria, China, Pakistan, Jamaica, Luxembourg, and Oman, due to the new variants of COVID-19.

Austria Among the Countries on the PH Travel Restriction List

Through a press briefing held yesterday (Monday), January 11, 2021, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that effective on January 10, 2021, Austria is now among the countries listed for the Philippines’ Travel Restriction due to the new variant of COVID-19 which was detected at South Africa. The Travel Restriction will be until January 15, 2021.

“Kasama na ang bansang Austria sa listahan ng mga bansang subject to travel restrictions dahil sa bagong variant ng COVID-19 na na-detect sa South Africa. Epektibo mula kahapon, a-diyes ng Enero 2021, 12:01 AM Manila time, at tatagal hanggang a-kinse ng Enero 2021, ang mga banyagang pasaherong manggagaling ng Austria, or nagpunta sa bansang iyon labing-apat na araw bago dumating ng Pilipinas, ay pinagbabawalang makapasok sa Pilipinas.”
– Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

China and 4 Other Countries Also Among Travel-Restricted Countries

Furthermore, today (Tuesday), January 12, 2021, Philippine News Agency, a newswire service of the Philippine government under the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), has also bared that even more countries have been included on the Philippines’ list of countries which are covered by a temporary travel restriction to prevent the spread of a new variant of the virus.

According to the Philippine News Agency, China, Pakistan, Jamaica, Luxembourg, and Oman were the countries or jurisdictions recently included in the list, as stated in a virtual Palace press briefing.

Source: Harry Roque| Official Facebook

Source: Harry Roque| Official Facebook

“Filipinos coming from these territories can still come home but subject to the absolute 14-day quarantine kahit ano man po ang resulta ng kanilang PCR test,” said Secretary Roque.

List of Countries Under the Philippines’ Travel Restriction

Here are the countries under the Philippines’ Travel Restriction as made mention by the Philippine News Agency as of today (Tuesday), January 12, 2021:

  • United Kingdom
  • The United States
  • Portugal
  • India
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Jordan
  • Brazil
  • Denmark
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • Israel
  • The Netherlands
  • Hong Kong
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Iceland
  • Italy
  • Lebanon
  • Singapore
  • Sweden
  • South Korea
  • South Africa
  • Canada
  • Spain
  • Austria
  • China
  • Pakistan
  • Jamaica
  • Luxembourg
  • Oman

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Source: Harry Roque| Official Facebook, Presidential Communications Operations Office| Press Briefing, Philippine News Agency| Newswire Service of the Philippine Government, Harry Roque| Official Facebook| Press Briefing, Office of the Presidential Spokesperson| Official Facebook

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