Philippines early to adopt travel ban, lockdown but not first to do soMANILA, Philippines — In a televised meeting announced Wednesday evening and aired past midnight on Thursday, government officials praised their own efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic, including travel bans and a "community quarantine" that is now also referred to as a lockdown. Timeline of the Philippines' travel banJanuary 22 : Rep. Rozzano Rufino Biazon (Muntinlupa) asks the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to suspend direct flights from Wuhan, China to Kalibo, Aklan. Panelo announces that the Philippines is imposing a travel ban on Chinese nationals coming from Hubei and other places in China with COVID-19 cases. February 2: The Philippines expands travel ban to mainland China and its special administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau. The Philippines' travel ban on China and its SARs briefly included Taiwan but the government has since reversed that decision.

Source: Philippine Star April 09, 2020 05:03 UTC