LIST: 57 ‘green’ countries which fully-vaccinated travelers qualify for 7-day quarantine in PH

A pharmacist makes an injection of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Paris, on June 4, 2021. – Doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine are now available in pharmacies in France from May 28, 2021. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s COVID-19 task force on Wednesday released a list of “green” or low-risk countries for COVID-19 – jurisdictions where a fully vaccinated person must come from to qualify for a shorter quarantine period upon arrival in the Philippines.

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) earlier allowed travelers fully vaccinated abroad entering the Philippines from “green” countries to undergo a seven-day facility-based quarantine, instead of 10 days.

These travelers should have stayed the past 14 days exclusively in “green” countries prior to arrival in the Philippines, the IATF stressed.

READ: Gov’t allows 7-day quarantine for fully vaccinated persons from ‘green’ countries

In a statement, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, who also serves as IATF mouthpiece, said the following were listed as “green” countries by the task force:

1. Albania
2. American Samoa
3. Anguilla
4. Antigua and Barbuda
5. Australia
6. Benin
7. Belize
8. The British Virgin Islands
9. Brunei
10. Burkina Faso
11. Burundi
12. Cayman Islands
13. Chad
14. China
15. Cote d’ Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
16. Eswatini
17. Falkland Islands
18. French Polynesia
19. Gambia
20. Ghana
21. Greenland
22. Grenada
23. Hong Kong
24. Iceland
25. Isle of Man
26. Israel
27. Laos
28. Liberia
29. Malawi
30. Malta
31. Marshall Islands
32. Mauritius
33. Micronesia
34. Montserrat
35. Morocco
36. Mozambique
37. New Caledonia
38. New Zealand
39. Niger
40. Nigeria
41. Northern Mariana Islands
42. Palau
43. Rwanda
44. Saba
45. Saint Barthelemy
46. Saint Kitts and Nevis
47. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
48. Sierra Leone
49. Senegal
50. Singapore
51. Sint Eustatius
52. South Korea
53. Taiwan
54. Togo
55. Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
56. Vietnam
57. Zimbabwe

Presenting a Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-validated document as proof of vaccination status is exclusive to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Roque said.

The POLOs will begin accepting applications for vaccination status validation starting July 5, 2021.

Roque said OFWs who can present International Certificates of Vaccination can avail of “green lanes” starting July 1, provided they comply with other requirements.

Inbound passengers are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two or more weeks after receiving a single-dose shot or the second shot of a two-dose vaccine.

Vaccines administered to the individual must have either an emergency use authorization or a compassionate special permit from the Philippines Food and Drug Administration or is included in the World Health Organization’s emergency use listing.

KGA