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Cebu City to accept fully vaccinated travelers without negative COVID-19 test

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The newly inaugurated Terminal 2 of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport operated by the GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation in Mactan, Cebu in this photo taken June 7, 2018. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/10/25/20180607-mactan-cebu-airport-9-jc.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>The newly inaugurated Terminal 2 of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport operated by the GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation in Mactan, Cebu in this photo taken June 7, 2018. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>CEBU CITY — Fully vaccinated travelers can now travel to Cebu City without presenting a negative COVID-19 test, the city government said Monday.</p><p>Inbound passengers will only need to present their vaccination cards with QR code and valid ID, acting Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said in a press briefing.</p><p>If the vaccination card has no QR code, it can be supplemented with a VaxCert, a digital vaccination certificate that can be obtained through the Department of Information and Communications Technology.</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=1808888" 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><p>&quot;This will start immediately. In fact, all sectors have been informed,” said Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, also head of the city&#x27;s Emergency Operations Center.</p><p>Meanwhile, unvaccinated or partially vaccinated travelers will have to present a negative RT-PCR test (valid up to 48 hours) or antigen test (valid within 24 hours).</p><p>Cebu City is under Alert Level 2 in the government&#x27;s new quarantine classification.</p><p>As of Oct. 24, the city has <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=246683137488746&amp;set=pcb.246683270822066">tallied 40,967 COVID-19 cases</a>, the highest among cities and provinces in Central Visayas. The tally includes 39,148 recoveries, 1,475 fatalities and 344 active cases.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/22/21/aklan-may-scrap-rt-pcr-tests-for-fully-vaccinated-tourists">Aklan may scrap RT-PCR tests for fully vaccinated tourists</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/22/21/bohol-to-open-borders-to-fully-vaccinated-travelers">Bohol to scrap RT-PCR testing for travelers fully vaccinated vs COVID</a></li></ul><div><strong>—Report from Annie Perez</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><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=1806345" 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><div><strong>—Report from Annie Perez</strong></div>

Fully vaccinated travelers can now travel to Cebu City without presenting a negative COVID-19 test, the city government said Monday.