Philippines Expanded Travel Ban

btd · Mar 17, 2020

Happy Camper said: ↑

Caution for this virus, yes, over reaction no.

Yesterday I checked. World wide infected, less than 155,000. World Population, 7.8 BILLION.

Philippine cases, under 100 positive tests. Philippine population a little more than 110 MILLION.

Perspective please.
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I see what you're saying. However, clear perspective is difficult given that we don't have any idea what the true number of positives actually is.

redhorse · Mar 18, 2020

The "outbound travel ban" has already changed, now it appears that international flights will not be blocked during the enhanced community quarantine on Luzon, and Filipinos are also eligible to fly.
https://www.rappler.com/nation/2548...can-fly-abroad-via-luzon-before-march-20-2020

yogavnture · Apr 1, 2020

Mr. Reddit said: ↑

The absurdity of this ban will become clear when the virus has been spread across the major portions of the world and every country is on lockdown, which means that in each country the virus will run it natural course of killing off a very small portion of the population while the rest survive with possible immunity to further infections of viruses in the same family. There still remains the unanswered question as to whether surviving the infection actually provides immunity to further infections or whether a person can be reinfected. Most notably survival usually means that the body has built up enough antibodies to fight off the infection and that the person should be immune. I have not read any definitive comments on this aspect.

It is beyond absurd that small islands should be quarantined due to the fact that without commerce, all businesses will die along with the population suffering from lack of medicines, medical care, food, etc. I just got back to Siquijor from a RT to Dumaguete to pick up my passport. I am scheduled to return next week to renew my tourist visa. However, there is now word circulating on Siquijor that it will be quarantined because there are now 3 cases of the virus. That means no more transports to or from Siquijor. If anything would precipitate a revolution, it would be causing the mass failure of businesses that can no longer get stock, including food and medicine, and the population that would suffer as a consequence.
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learn to go fishing. chicken theft?

PatO · Apr 1, 2020

Obviously get the OFW’s back to work to help boost the economy. Shouldn’t hurt as all will be outbound.

PatO · Apr 1, 2020

Imagine those Hong Kong millionaires who had to rough it without OFW’s to do the grunt work.

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