After months of queries, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Friday finally confirmed that more COVID-19 border control measures would soon be lifted, along with quarantine requirements for international travelers.
As the tourism industry pushes for the removal of entry quarantine and the ban on group tours, as well as increasing the cap on the number of inbound travelers, the CECC in the past week said the plans are being discussed, but would only be implemented after local COVID-19 cases begin to drop.
The spread of the Omicron BA.5 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 has led to a surge in new COVID-19 cases since last month, with the daily local…