Philippines extends ban on flights from UK

TED ALJIBE / AFP

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday extended a ban on flights from the United Kingdom by another two weeks.

The ban will remain in place until mid-January in a bid to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus variant.

Duterte also ordered a 14-day quarantine for passengers that came from or transited in the UK, and from countries where the more infectious COVID-19 variant was detected.

More from International News

On Virgin Radio today

  • Non Stop Hits

    10:00pm - Midnight

    The UAE's #1 Hit Music Station with no interruptions

  • Non Stop Hits

    Midnight - 6:00am

    The UAE's #1 Hit Music Station with no interruptions

Trending on Virgin Radio