The Bureau of Quarantine is coordinating with airport and seaport terminal authorities 'for the possible reestablishment of testing of inbound travelers from high-alert countries.'
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government is mulling COVID-19 tests for travelers arriving from “high-alert countries,” as cases have soared in China following the abruptThe Bureau of Quarantine has issued a memorandum to all quarantine stations, reminded its personnel to “continuously intensify” quarantine protocol such as heightened surveillance of respiratory symptoms in all travelers from China following the escalation of cases in the neighboring country “in recent weeks due to the...
On the same the memo was issued on Thursday, December 29, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was asked if additional testing restrictions on arrivals from China would be imposed.
Currently, travelers arriving in Manila will only need to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test if they are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated.
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