Many countries are making rules governing seafarer movement stricter as new strains of the coronavirus emerge, the most extreme rules coming from the Philippines, which has placed a ban on seafarers from 21 nations. Other countries tightening restrictions include Japan, China, South Korea, France, Singapore, Russia, Indonesia, Reunion and Mauritius. Seafarers will be restricted from entering the Philippines for the first two weeks of 2021 from countries including the major shipping nations of Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the UK and US.
