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Ending lockdowns no guarantee of quick economic rebound: IMF

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 02:34 AM

WASHINGTON - Business shutdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic imposed an economic cost, but removing restrictions is no guarantee of a quick recovery unless the virus is defeated, the IMF said Thursday.   Read more »

Japan to allow stranded Filipino, other foreign tech interns to switch jobs

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 25 02:29 PM

Japan will allow foreign trainees, that include Filipinos who are unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic even after their technical internship programs have ended, to switch jobs and stay in the country from early September, the government said Tuesday. Read more »

UK, Brazil, 3 pang ibang bansa inalis ang travel restriction sa mga Pinoy

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 08:47 PM

Lima pang bansa ang inalis na ang kanilang travel restriction sa mga Pinoy--kabilang dito ang Brazil, Kiribati, United Kingdom, Benin, at Chad. Read more »

'The situation is worrying': Virus curbs tightened over fears of a second wave

Barney Spender, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 04:08 AM

Spain and Germany were among the countries tightening restrictions on Tuesday in a bid to cool coronavirus hotspots that have sparked fears of a second wave. Read more »

Keeping borders closed not a 'sustainable strategy' against COVID-19: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 04:31 AM

Keeping borders closed to halt the spread of COVID-19 is unsustainable, the World Health Organization said Monday, urging countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where the virus is spreading. Read more »

Travel restriction ipinatutupad sa lalawigan ng Iloilo

Jennifer Garcia Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 11:48 PM

Pansamantalang isasara ng lalawigan ng Iloilo ang border nito sa mga karatig-probinsiya dahil sa mga tumataas na kaso ng coronavirus disease 2019.   Read more »

Lift China lockdown gradually to avert COVID-19 'second wave': experts

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 07:42 AM

Lockdown measures in China must be lifted gradually in order to prevent a "second wave" of COVID-19 infections, scientists warned Thursday as thousands in the outbreak city of Wuhan were finally allowed to travel.  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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 25, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 12:44 AM

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

China lifts travel restrictions to Hubei

Noel Celis, AFP
Posted at Mar 25 02:16 PM

Passengers wearing face masks sleep as the train stops at the railway station in Macheng, in Chinaís central Hubei province on Wednesday. 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 »

Poor Indians flee to villages as coronavirus measures take heavy toll

Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Prashant Waydande, Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 11:41 PM

Thousands of poor city migrants whose livelihoods have collapsed due to India's coronavirus measures headed back to their villages on Saturday, raising fears that the exodus could carry the virus to the countryside. Read more »

'Anong oras na?': Sen. Binay urges NFA to distribute rice to families severely affected by quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 08:59 PM

Sen. Nancy Binay on Thursday urged the National Food Authority (NFA) to already distribute rice to families severely affected by the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon and other places. 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 »

Bacoor City placed under lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 12:52 AM

MANILA - Bacoor City was placed under lockdown Thursday midnight as local officials decided to restrict movement of residents to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Farmers exempted from Luzon travel restrictions during quarantine period: trade chief

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 01:06 PM

Farmers and other food producers are exempted from the travel restrictions imposed by government during the “enhanced community quarantine” period in Luzon, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Tuesday. 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 »

Bacolod placed under 'general community quarantine' to prevent COVID-19 spread

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 05:40 AM

In an executive order, Mayor Evelio Leonarda restricted travel to Bacolod -- whether by land, sea or air. His decree however did not say when its implementation will stop. Read more »

Singapore imposes 14-day self-isolation on arrivals from 12 nations

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 16 12:16 AM

From 11:59 p.m. Monday, anyone including citizens with a recent travel history to the ASEAN group of nations, Japan, Switzerland or Britain within the last 14 days will be issued a 14-day "Stay-Home Notice," the Health Ministry said. Read more »

NCRPO to arrest Metro Manila community quarantine violators

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 06:34 PM

MANILA - Police on Friday warned that those who will violate the community quarantine to be imposed in the National Capital Region would face arrest.   Read more »