The Department of Health (DOH) said it has instructed the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) to strengthen quarantine protocols among travelers from China due to the surge of Covid-19 infections in the said country.
The Department of Health (DOH) is studying the possibility of decreasing to only three days the quarantine period of returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) who test negative for Covid-19, with the Christmas season approaching.
The Philippines may see a further decline in its Covid-19 cases by Christmas time, when about 1,000 cases may be recorded daily, the OCTA Research Team said on Thursday.
Malacañang on Friday announced that Metro Manila would remain under Alert Level 3 until Nov. 14.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos on Wednesday said the mayors decided to leave the decision to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases.