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Philippines OKs COVID-19 vaccination certificates of 8 more countries

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Foreign nationals arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on Feb. 10, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/21/20220210-covid-tourism-vaxxed-arrivals-jc.jpg"/><figcaption>Foreign nationals arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on Feb. 10, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines has recognized the COVID-19 vaccination certificates of 8 more countries for entry protocols, Malacañang said on Monday. </p><p>The COVID-19 task force accepted the vaccination certificates of Egypt, Maldives, Palau, Albania, Estonia, Greece, Malta and Uruguay for arrival quarantine protocols and interzonal or intrazonal movement of travelers, said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. </p><p>These are on top of other territories whose COVID-19 certificates were earlier approved by the COVID-19 task force, Nograles said in a statement. <br/> <br/>The government mandated that only fully <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/14/22/ph-to-require-covid-vax-proof-from-foreign-travelers">vaccinated</a> foreign travelers will be allowed entry into the Philippines as part of efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/02/10/22/guide-new-philippine-entry-rules-for-foreign-travelers">GUIDE: Revised rules for foreign travelers entering the Philippines</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/14/22/more-than-7000-fully-vaxxed-foreign-travelers-arrive-in-ph">More than 7,000 fully vaxxed foreign travelers arrive in PH</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines in January fought a record surge in coronavirus infections driven by the highly infectious omicron variant. New cases as of Sunday have fallen to 1,712, the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/20/22/ph-confirms-17k-new-covid-cases-lowest-this-year">lowest daily tally</a> so far this year. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1932058" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The Philippines has recognized the COVID-19 vaccination certificates of 8 more countries for entry protocols, Malacañang said on Monday. 