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DOH, IATF to discuss travel restrictions
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) will discuss imposing restrictions on travelers from countries identified with a new, more transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variant.
The Department of Health (DOH) is set to present recommendations, which may include a travel ban, to the IATF on Monday.
This new variant was first discovered in the United Kingdom and has since been detected in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia.
South Africa has also reported its own local variant of the virus.
While the new variant is believed to be more transmissible, there is currently no evidence suggesting it causes more severe COVID-19.
The Philippines has already extended its travel ban on the UK, and travelers from affected regions will undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
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The Department of Health (DOH) has recommended a 14-day travel ban on countries that have detected the new, more contagious COVID-19 variant, in addition to the United Kingdom.
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The Department of Health (DOH) will base its recommendation for travel bans on confirmed community transmissions of the new COVID-19 variant.
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