The government announced today the list of “green” countries and jurisdictions or those considered low-risk for COVID-19 that will be covered by the new shorter quarantine for inbound passengers.
Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Resolution No. 124-A listed the following as green areas:
Albania
American
Samoa
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Benin
Belize
The British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cayman Islands
Chad
China
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Eswatini
Falkland Islands
French Polynesia
Gambia
Ghana
Greenland
Grenada
Hong Kong
Iceland
Isle of Man
Israel
Laos
Liberia
Malawi
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Micronesia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Rwanda
Saba
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Singapore
Sint Eustatius
South Korea
Taiwan
Togo
Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K)
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Based on IATF-EID Resolution No. 123-C, travelers fully vaccinated in the Philippines and in green countries, who exclusively stayed for two weeks in the said areas, will be subject to a shorter seven-day facility-based quarantine.
The said inbound passengers will still be tested for COVID-19 on their fifth day of quarantine. Those who will test positive will be subjected to current isolation protocols in the country.
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“Ang tinitingnan po natin hindi lang iyong percentage ng mga nabakunahan sa mga areas classified as green countries, kung hindi iyong prevalence rate din po,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said.
“Alam ko po maraming nagtatanong — na ang Estados Unidos hindi pa po kasama diyan sa tinatawag nating green countries, kasi mataas nga po ang mga kaso ng COVID sa Estados Unidos ngayon,” he added. – Report from Mela Lesmoras/AG- jlo
