April 28, 2021
On Tuesday night, the Palace also announced that travelers from or with a travel history in India for the past 14 days will not be allowed to enter the Philippines.
The travel ban will last until May 14.
Experts said the new COVID-19 variant in India was “double mutant” and caused the spike in COVID-19 cases in India.
Last week, it marked a new milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic after it reported 314,835 new daily cases, the highest one-day tally worldwide.
“The situation is very critical,” Dr. Kirit Gadhvi, president of the Medical Association in the western city of Ahmedabad, told Reuters.