The Philippines government  will lift the travel ban for all in-bound travellers from India and nine other countries starting from September 6 notwithstanding the rising Covid-19 cases fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Saturday.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the inter-agency Covid-19 task force to lift the current travel restrictions on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, according to reports

International travellers coming from the above countries shall, however, comply with the appropriate entry, testing, and quarantine protocols," Roque said in a statement. However, foreign tourists are still banned from entering the country except for holders of special visas such as diplomats and foreign spouses of Filipino citizens. The local transmission of the Delta variant has spread to communities in the Philippines. In April, the Philippines imposed a ban on India and later expanded to include the nine other countries with Delta cases. Philippines country has so far detected 1,789 Delta cases and 33 deaths.

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