Philippines Keeps Curbs, Eases Travel Rules Amid Covid Spike

People receive Pfizer-BioNtech booster shots at a drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination site in Manila on Jan. 13.Source: AFP/Getty Images
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The Philippines will keep movement restrictions in its capital from January 16 to 31, while allowing quarantine-free entry for some foreign arrivals even as daily Covid-19 infections and the percentage of positive tests hit record highsBloomberg Terminal.

Metro Manila, which accounts for a third of economic output, will remain under Alert Level 3, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said in a briefing Friday. Outdoor restaurants can operate at half capacity, while cinemas, gyms and other indoor businesses are limited to 30% capacity.