Philippines adds 4 countries to COVID-19 travel ‘red list’

The Philippines will bar the entry of travelers from Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, and Slovenia in the latest update of the so-called red list for travel.
“This new classification shall take effect on Sept. 19, 2021 until Sept. 30, 2021,” Palace spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr. said in a statement.
Countries on the red list are considered to be “high risk” for the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Mr. Roque said that the following places are now on the “green list”:
- China
- Hong Kong
- New Zealand
- American Samoa
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- the Cayman Islands
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- the Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Gabon
- Hungary
- Madagascar
- Mali
- the Federated States of Micronesia
- Montserrat
- New Caledonia
- Niger
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Poland
- Saba
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Eustatius
- Taiwan
- Algeria
- Bhutan
- Cook Islands
- Eritrea
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- Nicaragua
- Niue
- North Korea
- Saint Helena
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Yeme.
Fully vaccinated people from green or low-risk countries are allowed to enter the Philippines. They are required to undergo a seven-day facility-based quarantine, Philippine authorities earlier said.
“All other countries/territories/jurisdictions not mentioned are on the Yellow List,” Mr. Roque said.
The Philippine government updated its rules for inbound passengers amid the increasing number of coronavirus infections in the country. — Kyle Aristophere Ateinza