Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in United Arab Emirates are no longer required to undergo quarantine, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said.
Abu Dhabi has classified the Philippines as among the “green countries” whose citizens can directly enter without the need to undergo further quarantine, POEA chief Bernard Olalia said.
“The Philippines has been included in the green list that took effect,” he said in an advisory.
However, fully vaccinated Filipino travelers are still required to show a an RT-PCR test taken in the last 48 hours that negative result prior to departure, according to Olalia.
He said the travelers will be given another swab test upon arriving in Abu Dhabi and on the sixth day.
Unvaccinated travelers are also not required to undergo quarantine but a negative RT-PCR test result is still required. Olalia said they shall also be tested upon arrival and on the sixth and ninth days.
With additional report: Mayen Jaymalin, The Philippine Star
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