Health Sec Duque rejects ban on Chinese tourists

Updated Wed, January 29, 2020 at 5:43 PM Published Wed, January 29, 2020 at 8:00 AM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III rejected the proposal to ban Chinese tourists from entering the Philippines due to potential political and diplomatic repercussions.

Duque acknowledged that while a temporary ban on Chinese tourists was being considered, he emphasized the difficulties and potential fallout of such a decision.

The Health Secretary argued it would be unfair if only Chinese tourists are barred from entering the Philippines, when cases of 2019-nCov have also been confirmed in other countries.

He noted that China might question why the Philippines is not doing the same for all other countries that have reported cases of the new coronavirus.

Despite the concerns, Duque assured that the DOH would review the proposal and revise its guidelines against nCoV accordingly.

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