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Tighter screening eyed for Middle East travelers Sheila Crisostomo © The STAR/KJ Rosales, file Tighter screening eyed for Middle East travelers MANILA, Philippines Health Secretary Francisco Duque III will recommend stricter border controls for travelers from the Middle East after the Indian variant or B1617 was detected in two Filipino seafarers who arrived from Oman and United Arab Emirates (UAE) last month. “I will recommend that certainly. Rest assured I will make the recommendation,” Duque said yesterday, noting that he is in touch with World Health Organization (WHO) country representative Rabindra Abeyasinghe. Members of the Department of Health-Technical Working Group on New Variants of COVID-19 believe that the new testing and quarantine protocols for inbound travelers could help minimize the entry of variants into the country.

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