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Philippines allows shorter quarantine for travelers vaccinated vs COVID-19 abroad

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/06/29/20210524-filipino-travellers-spain-rtr.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Travelers wearing face masks and face shields as a protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrive from Philippines to Malaga-Costa del Sol airport, in Malaga, Spain, May 24, 2021. <em>Jon Nazca, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines from July will allow shorter quarantine for travelers who were fully vaccinated abroad against COVID-19, Malacañang said on Tuesday. </p><p>The government previously limited the shorter, 7-day facility-based quarantine to travelers who are returning to the Philippines after being vaccinated locally. </p><p>Effective July 1, travelers who were fully vaccinated in &quot;green&quot; countries or those with low COVID-19 risk would be allowed to shorten their facility quarantine to 7 days, from the current 10 days, said Palace spokesman Harry Roque. </p><p>These travelers should have &quot;exclusively stayed&quot; in a green country 14 days before arriving in the Philippines. They will be considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after receiving a single-dose COVID-19 shot or the second jab of a 2-dose vaccine, he said in a press briefing. </p><p>They will be required to take an RT-PCR test for the novel coronavirus on the 5th day of their quarantine. Even if they test negative for the pathogen, they will need to complete the 7-day quarantine, Roque said. </p><p>After this, they are urged to watch out for COVID-19 symptoms for the next 7 days, he added. </p><p>The health department, he said, would issue a list of &quot;green&quot; countries. </p><p>&quot;Hintayin na lang po natin &#x27;yan, pero ito &#x27;yong mga bansa na wala pong problema na pagkatiwalaan &#x27;yong kanilang certificate of vaccination,&quot; said the Palace official. </p><p>(Let us just wait for that, but these are the countries with which we will have no problem trusting their certificate of vaccination.)</p><p>These protocols will be reviewed 30 days after implementation, he said. </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=1716445" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><div><em>Video courtesy of PTV</em></div></div>

<p>The Philippines from July will allow a shorter quarantine for travelers who were fully vaccinated abroad against COVID-19, Malacañang said on Tuesday. </p>

The Philippines from July will allow a shorter quarantine for travelers who were fully vaccinated abroad against COVID-19, Malacañang said on Tuesday.