Philippines logs 1,485 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Nov 19); infections are lessening and country to reopen soon

Health workers prepare to be inoculated with Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City, Philippines. The government has started inoculating booster shots to fully vaccinated frontline workers as it eases health restrictions while active COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the country. - AP

MANILA, Nov 19 (Xinhua): The Philippines will soon allow the entry of fully-vaccinated foreign tourists from China and over 40 other "green" or Covid-19 low-risk countries and regions, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Friday.

Nograles, co-chair of the interagency coronavirus task force, said the government is still finalizing the guidelines, including the exact date for the reopening.