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Gov't updates list of 'green' or low COVID risk countries

Published Jul 16, 2021 12:03 pm

The government has revised the list of more than 50 "green" countries or those with low risk of coronavirus amid moves to screen vaccinated travelers arriving in the Philippines.

(Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP)

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has added some countries to the "green" list but also removed a number of nations.

The task force earlier issued health guidelines for vaccinated travelers, including allow shorter quarantine protocol for persons vaccinated abroad who stayed in these "green" countries.

"The IATF approved and updated the list of countries/jurisdictions/territories considered as 'Green' for the purpose of the testing and quarantine protocols for fully vaccinated individuals," Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a statement Friday.

The foreign nations added to the Philippines' green list are Azerbaijan, Barbados, Comoros, Curacao, Dominica, Gabon, Mali, North Macedonia, and Romania.

Among those removed from the list are Belize, Burundi, Liberia, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.

The United States, which is still battling coronavirus outbreak, is still not included in the list of green states so far.

The revised green list released by the Philippine government includes:

  1. Albania
  2. American Samoa
  3. Anguilla
  4. Antigua and Barbuda
  5. Australia
  6. Azerbaijan
  7. Barbados
  8. Benin
  9. Bermuda
  10. The British Virgin Islands
  11. Brunei
  12. Burkina Faso
  13. Cayman Islands
  14. Chad
  15. China
  16. Comoros
  17. Cote d’ Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
  18. Curacao
  19. Dominica
  20. Eswatini
  21. Falkland Islands
  22. French Polynesia
  23. Gabon
  24. Gambia
  25. Ghana
  26. Greenland
  27. Grenada
  28. Hong Kong
  29. Iceland
  30. Isle of Man
  31. Israel
  32. Laos
  33. Liechtenstein
  34. Mali
  35. Malta
  36. Marshall Islands
  37. Mauritius
  38. Federated States of Micronesia
  39. Montserrat
  40. New Caledonia
  41. New Zealand
  42. Niger
  43. Nigeria
  44. North Macedonia
  45. Northern Mariana Islands
  46. Palau
  47. Romania
  48. Saba (Special Municipality of the Kingdom of Netherlands)
  49. Saint Barthelemy
  50. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  51. Singapore
  52. Sint Eustatius
  53. South Korea
  54. Taiwan
  55. Togo
  56. Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
  57. Vietnam

Under a resolution, the task force ruled that the “green” countries/jurisdictions are those classified by the Department of Health as “low risk” countries/jurisdictions based on disease incidence rate.

Under the rules, the passengers vaccinated abroad must undergo a seven-day quarantine at a facility upon arrival in the Philippines, instead of the 10-day facility-based quarantine and four days in their place of destination. They must also take a swab COVID test on the fifth day of facility-based quarantine.

Should the swab test yield a negative result, the individual must complete the seven-day facility-based quarantine. If found positive, he or she shall follow the prescribed isolation protocols.

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