Philippines tightens controls on inbound travellers over Covid-19 variants,


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MANILA (REUTERS) - Travellers entering the Philippines will be required to undergo 14 days of quarantine, up from a week previously, as authorities try to contain more infectious coronavirus variants, the presidential spokesman said on Friday (May 7). The new controls will apply regardless of whether a visitor has been vaccinated and the first 10 days of quarantine will be in a government-accredited facility and the remainder at home, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a briefing. Visitors will get a Covid-19 test on the seventh day after arrival, but will still be required to complete a 10-day stay in...