Philippines delays travel ban on South Korea

The Philippine government has not yet decided to impose a travel ban on South Korea due to the surge in novel coronavirus cases there.

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles stated that the inter-agency task force will discuss this matter further before making any decisions.

As of Sunday, February 23, the Department of Foreign Affairs advised Filipinos to delay non-essential travel to South Korea due to the country's highest alert level for the virus.

South Korea has reported a total of 602 confirmed cases and 5 deaths from the coronavirus as of Monday, February 24.

The DFA assured that there are currently no Filipino nationals infected with the virus in South Korea, and the Philippine Embassy is closely monitoring the situation.