Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the Department of Transportation (DoTr) would be prodded to implement the travel ban. “Panahon na para ikonsidera ‘yang temporary travel ban sa UK. Pero dapat mag-ingat pa rin (It is time to consider a temporary travel ban. This prompted British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to tighten restrictions and spurred officials in The Netherlands, Germany and other European countries to ban travel from the UK. Almost immediately, several countries imposed a travel ban on the UK, including Canada, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland and Germany.

Source: Manila Times December 22, 2020 16:18 UTC