In an advisory on Wednesday, the DOTr said the 72-hour travel window it earlier granted to all international passengers to leave the country has been lifted. Strict protocolsThe DOTr said inbound international passengers will be allowed entry, subject to strict immigration and quarantine protocols. “Sweeper flights for foreign nationals to bring them to airports will be allowed to continue operations,” the DOTr added. “The driver should carry with him/her a copy of the airline ticket of the passenger as proof of conveyance,” DOTr said. President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the Philippines under a state of calamity amid the rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the country.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 18, 2020 00:22 UTC