Philippines to reopen in February to vaccinated foreign tourists

The Philippines will grant entry to visitors vaccinated against Covid-19 from Feb 10, its government said on Friday, in an effort to boost a tourism sector decimated by the pandemic.

The archipelago nation of more than 7,000 islands had planned to reopen in December, but that was aborted over concerns about the Omicron variant.

Citizens of 150 countries that have visa-free entry to...