LATEST UPDATE ON PHILIPPINE TRAVEL: IATF RESo 153 &SEC DUQUE ON POSSIBILITY OF REDLISTING MORE. What is the details here?

The Philippines: we are here to give you the latest travel update of the Philippines. The Restrictions in the Philippines are relaxed, while restrictions in Border are increased due to new variant. 

Let's talk about Red List countries- 

Portugal starting Dec. 12, 2021, from 12:01 AM of Dec. 15, 2021, entry in any port of the Philippines shall not be allowed for passengers coming from or who have been to Portugal within the last 14 days prior to arrival in the Philippines, regardless of vaccination status.

The  LIST OF "RED" COUNTRIES JURISDICTIONS/ TERRITORIES

The Inter-Agency Task Force classified these countries/ jurisdictions/ territories as "high risk" based on its COVID-19 incidence rate.

The countries/jurisdictions/territories that belong to Red List will be effective immediately until December 15, 2021.

South Africa

Austria

Botswana

Czech Republic

Namibia

Hungary

Zimbabwe

The Netherlands

Switzerland

Lesotho

Eswatini

Belgium

Italy

Mozambique

France (starting Dec 10, 2021)

Portugal (starting Dec. 12, 202)

THE RED LIST OF COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES/JURISDICTIONS UNTIL DECEMBER 15, 2021. THE Following PROTOCOLS SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED. 

C. Notwithstanding the foregoing, passengers who arrived prior to December 10, 2021, and are currently undergoing quarantine shall complete the testing and quarantine protocols in effect at the time of their arrival.

D. All passengers, whether Filipinos or foreigners, merely transiting through France shall not be deemed as having come from or having been to the said country if they stayed in the airport the whole time and were not cleared for entry into such country by its immigration authorities.

E. Upon arrival in the Philippines, passengers covered by this paragraph shall comply with the applicable testing and quarantine protocols for passengers who have not been to any Red List country/territory/ jurisdiction.

A. Passengers who have been to France within fourteen (14) days immediately preceding arrival at the Philippines, who arrive at or after December 10, 2021, but before 0001H of December 13, 2021, shall be required to undergo facility-based quarantine for fourteen (14) days with RT-PCR test on the seventh (7th) day, with day one (1) being the date of arrival. The full duration of the quarantine period shall be completed notwithstanding a negative RT-PCR result.

B. From December 13, 2021, until the end of December 15, 2021, entry in any port of the Philippines shall not be allowed for passengers coming from or who have been to France within the last fourteen (14) days prior to arrival in the Philippines, regardless of vaccination status.

Only Filipinos returning to the country via government-initiated repatriation, non-government-initiated repatriation, Flights may be allowed entry, subject to existing testing and quarantine protocols for Red List countries/territories/jurisdictions.

All international inbound travels, testing, and quarantine protocols for minors shall follow the testing and quarantine protocols of the parent/guardian traveling with them, regardless of the minor's vaccination status. This notwithstanding, children three (3) years old and below, regardless of country of origin, shall be exempt from the requirement of presenting a negative RT-PCR test result before boarding the flight, unless symptomatic.

* 3 yrs old & under are exempted from showing negative test result before travel. But they need to test in hotel.

Will more countries be added in Red List ?

In an interview, DOH said that it is possible to add more countries in Red list. It depends on the country's COVID-19 situation. 

Report asked how about UK? They have a lot of cases right now, may be more in near future. 

DOH said, we are closely monitoring all situations. To make a country in red list, it based on local transmission and so on. As of now, we are monitoring. If we see any increased trend, we will put UK in the Red list without doubts.

Omicron and the Philippines, the latest headlines.

*Two doses of a Covid vaccine are not enough to stop you catching the Omicron variant, UK scientists have warned.

Early analysis of UK Omicron and Delta cases showed the vaccines were less effective at stopping the new variant.

But a third booster prevents around 75% of people getting any Covid symptoms.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59615005

* Provinces and regions with the most Covid-19 deaths from July to October 2021. 

* China has vaccinated 82.5% of its population of 1.41 billion against COVID-19, a health official said on Saturday.

* Considerably less Omicron wave hospitalizations and deaths in South Africa is more than welcome news, no matter how it occurs.

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