PRESIDENTIAL Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria "Joey" Concepcion 3rd on Thursday called for the relaxing of Covid-19 testing and quarantine requirements for international travel, saying it would invigorate the economy.

"It is quite understandable that public health should be the primary concern of governments. But as Covid itself changes, policy should be also open to re-examination," Concepcion said, citing other countries' easing of international arrival restrictions like Thailand that recently announced the resumption of its quarantine-free visa program for vaccinated visitors. Switzerland, too, announced it would not require pre-arrival Covid-19 tests for vaccinated or recovered visitors.

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