Flights from UK halted amid new virus strain

Dec 24, 2020 12:08 am

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the seven-day ban on all flights from the United Kingdom following the discovery of a new and more potent variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in that country.

Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said Duterte approved the suspension on Tuesday. It will last from December 24 to 31.

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