IATF updates quarantine, testing protocols for international travelers starting Nov 22

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has released new testing and quarantine protocols for international travelers entering the Philippines, effective November 22.

These updated guidelines aim to maintain the decrease in COVID-19 cases and prevent the entry of new coronavirus variants.

Fully-vaccinated Filipinos arriving from 'green' list countries who did not present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure will be required to undergo facility-based quarantine until their test results are released.

After completing the facility-based quarantine, these individuals must self-monitor until their 14th day of arrival, with the arrival date counted as day one.

Fully-vaccinated Filipinos who present a negative RT-PCR test result obtained within 72 hours before departure from green countries are exempted from facility-based quarantine and further testing upon arrival.