Countries under green, red, yellow travel restrictions

CNN – Published Nov 12, 2021 3:23:00 PM

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Restrictions and quarantine protocols remain for travelers coming from certain countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but these vary by risk levels.

They are added to either the red, yellow, or green list. Here are the IATF’s classifications for various countries from Nov. 16 to 30:

Red

Travelers from or have been to red-listed countries 14 days before arrival are not allowed to enter the Philippines regardless of vaccination status. However, Filipinos may be exempted if they arrive via government-initiated repatriation, non-government-initiated repatriation, and Bayanihan Flights.

These individuals are required to undergo 14-day quarantine – ten days at a facility and four days at home. They will take an RT-PCR test on the seventh day but they must complete the quarantine period. During the ten-day isolation, they’ll be under the Bureau of Quarantine’s strict symptom-monitoring.

Travelers merely transited a red-listed country without leaving the airport or having been cleared for entry by immigration authorities will not be considered as a traveler from that country. But these individuals will still be required to follow the protocols prescribed under their vaccination status.

Faroe Islands and The Netherlands are the only countries on the red list as per the IATF’s latest issuance.

Green

Countries that are green-listed may have their fully vaccinated travelers, foreign nationals included, enter the Philippines without the need to undergo facility-based quarantine.

However, they have to present a negative RT-PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure from the country of origin. They are also enjoined to monitor any symptoms in the next 14 days.

For fully vaccinated overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and non-OFWs, they have the option to take the RT-PCR test upon arrival, but they have to be quarantined in a facility until their results come out negative. They can forego the quarantine if they already have a negative test result 72 hours before departure from the country of origin.

For the unvaccinated or partially vaccinated travelers, they have to be quarantined. They shall take a swab test on the fifth day of isolation and will be released once they get a negative result. Foreign nationals have to arrange hotel reservations for six days.

In the case of an unvaccinated minor accompanied by a fully vaccinated parent or guardian, the same rules apply but the guardian may be with the child during the quarantine period.

The countries under the Philippines’ green list are:

– American Samoa

– Bhutan

– Chad

– Mainland China

– Comoros

– Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

– Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

– Federated States of Micronesia

– Guinea

– Guinea-Bissau

– Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

– India

– Indonesia

– Japan

– Kosovo

– Kuwait

– Kyrgyzstan

– Malawi

– Mali

– Marshall Islands

– Montserrat

– Morocco

– Namibia

– Niger

– Northern Mariana Islands

– Oman

– Pakistan

– Palau

– Paraguay

– Rwanda

– Saint Barthelemy

– Saint Pierre and Miquelon

– Saudi Arabia

– Senegal

– Sierra Leone

– Sint Eustatius

– South Africa

– Sudan

– Taiwan

– Togo

– Uganda

– United Arab Emirates

– Zambia

– Zimbabwe

Yellow

Fully vaccinated travelers from yellow-listed countries will have to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of a negative RT-PCR test that was taken on the fifth day. Afterwards, they will quarantine at home until their 10th day. Foreign nationals have to secure hotel accommodations for six days.

For the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or individuals whose vaccination status cannot be independently verified by Philippine authorities as valid and authentic, they shall go through facility-based quarantine and take an RT-PCR on the seventh day. They will be released when they get a negative result but are required to continue home isolation until their 14th day. Foreign nationals shall be required to secure their pre-booked accommodation of at least eight days.

The government said all other countries, jurisdictions and territories that were not mentioned in the previous lists, shall be under the yellow list.

The lists and their corresponding restrictions and rules are effective from Nov. 1 to 15.

SOURCE: https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/10/29/green-red-yellow-list.html?fb