The Philippines will limit foreign arrivals at its main Manila airport to 1,500 passengers a day for a month starting March 18, the Civil Aviation Council said, as coronavirus infections have increased again.
Philippine Airlines, in a Facebook post, said it could cancel some international flights. Some passengers will also have to postpone their trip to Manila to comply with immigration guidelines, the carrier said. Most foreigners are still prohibited from entering the country.
The Philippines, which has the second worst outbreak in Southeast Asia, reported daily cases above 4,000 on Tuesday’s fifth day, bringing the total number of infections to over 631,000. Its daily count has reached its highest since August in the last few days, but the increase seems to have limited impact on the economy.
Several tourist spots in the historic neighborhood of Intramuros, in the country’s capital, will be closed until further notice, your administrator said on his Facebook account. The government has allowed in recent weeks theme parks along with cinemas and conferences to resume operations, as it sought to reopen an economy that is likely to remain recession this quarter.