Manila Bulletin
BI ready to implement travel ban of passengers from France
France has been added to the Philippines' red list from December 10 to 15 due to concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Travelers arriving from France between December 10 and 12 will undergo a 14-day facility-based quarantine with an RT-PCR test on the seventh day, even with a negative result.
Entry into the Philippines will be prohibited for travelers coming from or who have been to France from December 13 to 15.
Filipinos returning via repatriation or Bayanihan Flights are exempt from the entry ban but must still adhere to existing testing and quarantine protocols for red list countries.
France is now the 15th country on the Philippines' red list, which includes nations where the Omicron variant has been detected.
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