The Philippines will bar the entry of travelers from Japan and 19 other countries and territories, the transport ministry said Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian nation tries to keep out a new, possibly more transmissible variant of the coronavirus.The ministry said the ban will be effective from Wednesday until Jan. 15 and applies only to foreign nationals who wish to travel to the Philippines. Returning Philippine citizens will be allowed back into the country but must quarantine for 14 days."Travelers from any other country that subsequently reports the presence of the new COVID-19 strain s…READ FULL ARTICLE
