THE Philippines on Friday extended by two weeks a ban on foreigners in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in the country, Malacañang said on Friday.

Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the latest decision on travel restrictions was approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) during its virtual meeting on April 15.

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