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Japan suspends visas in Philippines, 10 other countries amid COVID-19 spread

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 05:57 PM

MANILA - Japan announced Friday it was suspending visas issued in the Philippines and 10 other countries in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa until the end of April due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese foreign ministry said.  Read more »

China cuts international flights, bars foreign residents

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 07:28 AM

China will drastically cut its international flight routes and bar entry to returning foreigners based in the country to stem the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said Thursday. Read more »

COVID-19 cases in Quezon City rise to 97

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 01:30 AM

(UPDATED) The Quezon City government late Thursday confirmed 10 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the city, raising the total to 97. Read more »

Brunei bans entry of foreigners to curb COVID-19 spread

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 02:58 PM

Filipinos intending to travel to Brunei Darussalam are encouraged to suspend their trip after the Southeast Asian nation imposed a ban on foreigners to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Read more »

HK warns it will ban employers from hiring domestic workers if not given isolation quarters

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 01:42 PM

Employers who fail to provide their own quarantine facilities or quarters for their arriving foreign domestic workers risk having their hired help and their future applications rejected by authorities, Hong Kong warned Saturday. Read more »

COVID-19 quarantine: Mga lumabag sa liquor ban, curfew sa Bacoor arestado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 08:19 PM

Nakipaghabulan ang mga pulis sa mga lumalabag sa curfew at liquor ban na ipinataw sa Bacoor, Cavite. Tatlo na rin ang nagpositibo sa COVID-19 sa lungsod kaya isinailalim na ito sa extreme enhanced community quarantine. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 20, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 03:30 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

San Miguel assigns SLEX priority lanes for goods, emergency health services

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 05:41 PM

The SMC Tolldways has assigned priority lanes at the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to facilitate faster delivery of goods and transport of emergency health service around the capital during the COVID-19 lockdown, its parent San Miguel Corp said Friday.    Read more »

Raincoats against COVID-19

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 02:22 PM

Passengers wearing raincoats as protection have their documents checked at the departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport – Terminal 3 on Friday.  Read more »

Philippine ban on foreign arrivals starts March 22, OFWs among exemptions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 01:25 PM

Foreigners will be temporarily banned from entering the Philippines starting on March 22 to fight the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease, the Department of Transportation said Friday. Read more »

Lockdowns and entry bans imposed around the world to fight coronavirus

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 20 03:25 PM

Several countries imposed bans on mass gathering, shuttered sporting, cultural and religious events, while medical experts urged people to practice "social distancing" to curb the spread. Read more »

Taiwan bans foreigners in bid to curb spread of COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 04:18 PM

The Taiwanese government will prohibit foreign nationals from entering the country starting Thursday, March 19, to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 18, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 02:44 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Boracay bans tourists due to coronavirus fears

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 07:06 PM

The municipality of Malay in Aklan which covers Boracay Island will deny entry to tourists starting Thursday as it places the town under general community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Read more »

PH lifts travel ban on outbound int'l flights in Luzon

Francis R. Malasig, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 18 01:57 PM

Departing passengers wearing protective masks enter Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 16, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 01:04 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos Read more »

PH lifts travel ban to China, except Hubei, for returning OFWs, gov't officials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 04:39 PM

The Philippines has allowed government officials and overseas Filipino workers to travel to China, except virus origin Hubei province, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday. Read more »

Long lines at checkpoints as motorists exit Metro Manila

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 04:11 PM

Vehicles line up at a checkpoint in Susana Heights exit of the South Luzon Expressway on Monday. Read more »

Empty streets worldwide as governments try to slow coronavirus spread

Adam Nossiter, Raphael Minder, Elisabetta Povoledo and Steven Erlanger, The New York Times
Updated as of Mar 16 10:21 AM

Faced with a virus that won’t slow down, the world itself moved Sunday to come to a near halt. One after another, countries imposed extraordinary measures as they raced to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Schools were closed and restaurants shuttered. Quarantines were mandated and travel severely limited. Read more »

Ilocos Sur placed under community quarantine, curfew

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 05:53 AM

MANILA - Ilocos Sur was placed under "community quarantine" on Sunday, joining a growing list of cities and provinces imposing travel restrictions to try and stop the novel coronavirus from infecting residents. Read more »