The Philippines has decided to approve the entry of foreign nationals with long-term visas into the country from 1 August. The President's spokesman said on Friday, the country is gradually ending the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus. He further said that this decision has been taken in view to bring the economy back on track. With this, some guidelines have also been issued, which are required to be followed.
President's spokesman Harry Roque said that foreigners with valid and current visas would have to stay in quarantine for some time upon arrival in the country. Let us tell you that the Bureau of Immigration banned the entry of foreigners into the country in March to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Only Filipinos and foreign diplomats were allowed to enter in the country. Over 61,266 cases of the virus have been reported in the Philippines and 1,643 people have died due to this virus. The Philippines ranks second in South-East Asia after Indonesia in terms of the number of infections and deaths.
On the other hand, the Nepal government has decided to lift the ban on domestic and international flights after the decline in daily cases. Kedar Bahadur Adhikari, secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has said that domestic and international flights would be started from August 5. The movement of flights was banned in Nepal from 22 March. Only chartered flights were allowed to fly for humanitarian purposes or for delivery of medical items. At the same time, the lockdown implemented in the country has been relaxed from 10 July. After this, the suspended flight services and schools and theaters were allowed to reopen.
