“STREAMLINED and codified” ng Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) ang testing and quarantine protocols para sa mga biyahero na papasok ng bansa.

Ito ang anunsyo ni Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque kahapon.

Ang arriving passengers mula sa red countries ay pagbabawalan kung nanatili sila roon ng 14 days bago pa ang kanilang pagdating sa Pilipinas.

“Inbound international travel of all persons, regardless of vaccination status, coming from or who have been to Red List within the last 14 days prior to arrival to the Philippines shall not be allowed,” ayon kay Sec. Roque.

“However, all passengers merely transiting through the red country should not be deemed as having come from or having been to said country or jurisdiction or territory if they stayed in the airport the whole time and were not cleared for entry by its immigration authorities,” paglilinaw ng kalihim.

“Upon arrival in the Philippines, passengers covered by the preceding paragraph shall comply with the existing and testing protocols,” dagdag na pahayag nito.

Sinabi ni Sec. Roque  na ang mga Filipino na magbabalik-bansa sa pamamagitan ng government-initiated o non-government-initiated repatriation, at maging Bayanihan Flights, ay papayagan makapasok ng Pilipinas, “subject to testing and quarantine protocols.”

Idinagdag pa nito na ang mga magbabalik na Filipino mula sa mga bansa na nasa red list ay required na manatili ng kanilang unang 10 araw sa quarantine facility at ang huling apat na araw sa kanilang tahanan.

“They are also mandated to take reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on their seventh day in the country,” ayon kay Sec. Roque.

“Notwithstanding a negative test result, the arriving passenger shall complete the facility-based quarantine period of 10 days,” dagdag na pahayag nito.

Aniya pa, ang Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) ay inatasan na tiyakin ang mahigpit na symptom monitoring ng mga byahero mula sa red countries habang 10 araw na nasa  facility quarantine.

“For fully-vaccinated passengers from yellow countries, they need to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of their negative RT-PCR test result taken on their fifth day in the Philippines,” ani Sec. Roque.

“After which, they shall be required to undergo home quarantine until their 10th day. Foreign nationals shall be required to secure their pre-booked accommodation of at least 6 days,” aniya pa rin.

Sinabi pa ni Sec. Roque na ang unvaccinated o partially vaccinated travelers at maging iyong ‘with unverified vaccination status,’ ay kailangan na sumailalim sa facility-based quarantine hanggang sa maipalabas ang kanilang  negative RT-PCR test result na isinagawa sa ika-7 araw sa bansa.

Samantala, ang  mga fully-vaccinated foreigner mula sa green list countries ay hindi na kinakailangan pang sumailalim sa facility-based quarantine, sa kondisyong, kailangan nilang magkaroon ng negative RT-PCR test results na kinuha sa loob ng 72 hours bago ang departure mula sa bansang kanilang pinanggalingan.

Sa kaso naman ng unvaccinated o partially vaccinated minors na bibiyahe kasama ang kanilang fully-vaccinated na magulang o guardians, mandato ang mga ito na obserbahan o sundin ang quarantine protocols na naaayon sa kanilang vaccination status. (CHRISTIAN DALE)