US tells citizens: Do not travel to PH amid fresh COVID-19 surge

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<p>MANILA — The US State Department on Tuesday issued a travel advisory telling its citizens to avoid traveling to the Philippines as the Southeast Asian country grapples with a fresh surge in COVID-19 infections.</p><p>&quot;Do not travel to the Philippines due to COVID-19,&quot; the US State Department said in its notice.</p><p>&quot;The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for the Philippines due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of COVID-19 in the country,&quot; it added.</p><p>&quot;Level 4&quot; is the highest travel advisory designation of the US State Department, which imposes a &quot;do not travel&quot; order.</p><p>The Philippines on Tuesday logged 7,379 more COVID-19 cases which brought the total number of infections in the country to 953,106.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/20/21/ph-reports-7379-more-covid-19-cases-over-21000-new-recoveries">PH reports 7,379 more COVID-19 cases, over 21,000 new recoveries</a></li></ul><p>Active cases stood at 127,006, or 13.3 percent of the country&#x27;s total recorded cases. </p><p>ABS-CBN Data Analytics Head Edson Guido said the total number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country so far this year already exceeded that of last year.</p><p>Aside from the COVID-19 surge, the US State Department also asked their citizens to avoid or reconsider travel to some areas in Mindanao due to &quot;crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and kidnapping.&quot;</p><p>It noted the Philippine government&#x27;s declaration of a &quot;State of National Emergency on Account of Lawless Violence in Mindanao.&quot;</p><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1666259" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

<p>The US State Department on Tuesday issued a travel advisory telling its citizens to avoid traveling to the Philippines as the Southeast Asian country grapples with a fresh surge in COVID-19 infections.</p>

The US State Department on Tuesday issued a travel advisory telling its citizens to avoid traveling to the Philippines as the Southeast Asian country grapples with a fresh surge in COVID-19 infections.

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US tells citizens: Do not travel to PH amid fresh COVID-19 surge

US tells citizens: Do not travel to PH amid fresh COVID-19 surge

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Published Apr 21, 2021 03:01 PM PHT

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