Fully-vaccinated Tourists From 'green' Countries Welcome: Philippines

Fully-vaccinated international travelers and tourists from "green" countries, territories or jurisdictions tagged as "low risk” for COVID-19 will soon be allowed to travel to the Philippines, tourism officials announced Friday.

More than 30 destinations in the Philippines, including the world-famous Boracay, are open for fully-vaccinated domestic travellers, having lifted quarantine and PCR-test rules.

‘Approved in principle’

Though there was no firm date given yet, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases "has approved in principle" the entry of international travellers. The move, expected soon, is contingent on the issuance of specific guidelines, the Philippines’ Department of Tourism said in a statement.

“The Special Technical Working Group on Travel has been tasked to promptly come up with said guidelines for final approval of the IATF,” the DOT stated.

The state news agency also reported that the Philippines t is pushing for the "Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) or Bubbles”, a scheme that had been adopted by neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.

VTL is a special programme for vaccinated tourists from "yellow" countries tagged as moderate risk for COVID-19. Under the proposed program, they may be allowed to enter the Philippines under certain restrictions and conditions.

 

SOURCE : GULF NEWS

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