(Bloomberg) -- The Philippines will temporarily stop issuing visas-upon-arrival to Chinese tour groups to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Bureau of Immigration said.
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Its gaming regulator also ordered online casinos -- which employ and cater mostly to Chinese nationals -- to impose a 10-day quarantine on new and returning employees from countries with reported cases.
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There are still no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the Philippines, while 27 patients are being closely monitored, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said in a press briefing.
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