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In order to contain the sudden surge of coronavirus infections in the country, the Philippine government will suspend the entry of foreign nationals starting 18 March until 19 April.
Incoming travellers, except for overseas Filipino workers and medical workers, will be denied entry to the country and limit inbound arrivals to a maximum of 1,500 passengers.
Following this, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) directed airlines to scale down and cancel some of their international flights. According to the Manila International Airport Authority, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) records 3,000 passengers daily.
“Airlines operating at NAIA that will exceed the allowed capacity will be penalized based on a memorandum circular issued by the Manila International Airport Authority, Clark International Airport Corp., Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines as well as the CAB,” a CAB advisory read.
PH govt eyes giving Sinovac doses to up to 9 million senior citizens next month
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 17) Up to 9 million Filipino senior citizens may receive doses from China s Sinovac Biotech next month, despite previous recommendations to limit its use on healthy individuals aged 18 to 59.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said this is because Sinovac s CoronaVac vaccine has so far shown minimal adverse effects and is the only brand that provides the shortest time interval between the administration of the two doses. Sa master list natin, ang senior citizens ay 4 to 9 million. Ang titingnan po nating possibility ay ang Sinovac po, Galvez told a briefing on Wednesday.
Manila reimposes entry of foreigners, some Filipinos as coronavirus cases climb
17 Mar 2021 A woman wearing a protective suit walks with a cart at the arrival area of Manila s International Airport on Wednesday. AP
Manolo B. Jara,
Correspondent
The Philippine government has decided to temporarily ban the entry of foreigners and limit the entry of returning Filipinos at Manila’s international airport to 1,500 daily as it struggles to contain an alarming surge in coronavirus infections.
A government body dealing with the pandemic said the monthlong travel restrictions would start from Saturday and aim to prevent the spread into the country of coronavirus strains from other countries which are believed to be more contagious. Among those to be allowed limited entry are homebound Filipino workers (OFWs).
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 17) Overconfidence and lax attitude to health protocols may have been some major contributing factors to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, a senator said on Wednesday.
In an interview with CNN Philippines’
The Source, Senator Richard Gordon bemoaned that the Philippines’ recent gains in the pandemic battle may have been put to waste.
“I think we wasted in five days what we’ve been able to successfully do in five months,” Gordon said.
“We were able to bring the statistics down, he continued. Unfortunately, we got overconfident. People started going out, there were no restrictions.”
WHO proposed to use AstraZeneca s initial shipment as 1st dose Galvez
Published March 17, 2021 11:49am By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News The World Health Organization has recommended the use of the first shipment of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines as the first dose for health workers, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Wednesday. “‘Yun po ang recommendation ng WHO at sinusundan po namin ‘yun (That is the recommendation of the WHO and we follow that), he said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum. Galvez said he, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, and testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon have signed a formal recommendation to President Rodrigo Duterte.