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United Kingdom to remove PH from travel red list starting Oct. 11

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="British Airways Airbus A319 aircraft takes off from Heathrow Airport in London on May 17, 2021. John Sibley, Reuters/file" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/10/07/20211007_britain-flights-refunds.jpg"/><figcaption>British Airways Airbus A319 aircraft takes off from Heathrow Airport in London on May 17, 2021. <em>John Sibley, Reuters/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The government of the United Kingdom on Thursday announced it will be moving a number of countries, including the Philippines, off its travel red list by October 11, Monday.</p><p>This means fully vaccinated nationals Filipinos can travel to the UK to visit family and friends without having to complete a pre-departure COVID-19 test, quarantine for 10 full days, and take a post-arrival COVID-19 test.</p><p>To qualify, travellers must be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival in the UK.</p><p>The following are the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/countries-with-approved-covid-19-vaccination-programmes-and-proof-of-vaccination" target="_blank">approved vaccines</a>:</p><ul>	<li>Oxford/AstraZeneca</li>	<li>Pfizer BioNTech</li>	<li>Moderna</li>	<li>Janssen</li></ul><p>The UK said it will also be recognizing the formulations of the said vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and Moderna Takeda.</p><p>Fully vaccinated travelers would have to present a proof of vaccination or a vaccine certificate.</p><p>Regardless of vaccination status, all arrivals are still required to take a Day 2 COVID-19 test and complete a passenger locator form.</p><p>Anyone arriving in the UK from the Philippines before Oct. 11 must still follow the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/red-list-of-countries-and-territories" target="_blank">red list</a> rules.</p><p>The UK implemented a new travel system earlier this month.</p><p>With the further easing of travel restrictions, only Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Haiti and the Dominican Republic will remain on the red list after Oct. 11.</p><p>The Philippines on Thursday announced 10,019 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth straight day that daily infections fell below 11,000, bringing the country&#x27;s total to 2,632,881 since it logged its first confirmed infection in January last year. </p><p>Of the cumulative total, 115,328 or 4.4 percent are active, the Department of Health said in its latest bulletin. </p><p>The agency logged 109 additional fatalities and 7,425 new recoveries, pushing the country&#x27;s death toll to 38,937 and total recuperations to 2,478,616. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/07/21/ph-reports-10019-more-covid-19-cases">PH reports 10,019 more COVID-19 cases, total now at 2,632,881</a></li></ul><p>Government has so far fully vaccinated 22.6 million Filipinos, while 25.7 million have received their first dose as of Wednesday, according to government data.</p><p>Six hospitals are set to vaccinate children aged 12 to 17 next week. Despite this, adults are urged to get inoculated against COVID-19 to protect children ineligible to get the jab.</p><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=1794056" 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>

MANILA - The government of the United Kingdom on Thursday announced it will be moving a number of countries, including the Philippines, off its travel red list by October 11, Monday.