Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday extended a ban on flights from the United Kingdom by another two weeks.
The ban will remain in place until mid-January in a bid to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus variant.
Duterte also ordered a 14-day quarantine for passengers that came from or transited in the UK, and from countries where the more infectious COVID-19 variant was detected.
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Bangkok governor vows tighter regulations as pub fire death toll rises to 30
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Lebanon, Israel hold US-brokered talks in Rome to implement framework deal
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kills man, 10-year-old boy, medics say
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