菲律賓旅遊局首長 Bernadette Romulo-Puyat 週三（ 2020-06-10 ）表示，將有可能鬆綁、開放 COVID-19 病例數較少的地區（包含菲律賓境內與境外其他國家）之間自由旅行；並考慮向菲律賓境內旅客開放長灘島。
根據 CNN International 的報導，紐西蘭與澳大利亞一直在討論、制定一項不需要隔離 14 天的自由旅行政策。
Bernadette Romulo-Puyat 表示「菲律賓有 7,641 個島嶼，部分地區及特定島嶼僅有少量 COVID-19 確診案例或 0 病例」，更進一步引用 Bohol 省的病例數據，自 2020 年 1 月份以來，僅有 4 例確認案例。
菲律賓當地旅遊局官員上週與澳大利亞討論了開放旅行的地區及可能性。
Bernadette Romulo-Puyat 也說明，只有制定衛生防疫政策的地區才會向外國旅客開放；也必須建立經認可的冠狀病毒檢測中心，並在爆發疫情的情況下，於開放旅行的地區建立醫療機構。
Tourism dept. eyes forming 'bubble' to restart leisure travel
People may be allowed to travel freely between an area in the Philippines with a low number of COVID-19 cases and another country, which has the same status, the Department of Tourism said Wednesday.
“Since we have 7,641 islands, we can look at particular islands that have zero COVID-19 case or minimal number of COVID-19 cases. You can match it with a country,”
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat told a Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum.
The idea is that tourists within the so-called travel bubble would not undergo the 14-day quarantine at their destination. New Zealand and Australia have been in discussions to establish this plan, CNN International has reported.
Romulo-Puyat cited the case of Bohol, which has recorded only four confirmed COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began in January.
She said local Tourism officials discussed with their Australian counterparts last week how visitors from Down Under could travel to certain areas in the country that may be opened for tourism.
“We were telling them there is an option of flying from Australia directly to Bohol or Kalibo,” she said.
The Tourism chief said an area will only be opened to foreign tourists once health protocols are in place.
Romulo-Puyat noted the importance of opening up accredited coronavirus testing centers and preparing health facilities in areas with travel bubbles in case of an outbreak.
The Tourism department also is "looking at" reopening Boracay Island to domestic tourists, Romulo-Puyat said. She added they will visit the island on Thursday to check the readiness of its healthcare system to cope with the viral illness.
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