PH Embassy in UAE: OFWs, travelers subject to mandatory 14-day quarantine from May 8

Filipinos who are planning to head back home in the Philippines will now be subject to a total of 14 days of quarantine when they arrive.

The Philippine Embassy in the UAE released an advisory that reviews the updates of the latest quarantine and testing protocols of the Philippines, as approved by the Interagency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

Under these rules, all OFWs arriving in the Philippines from other countries will be required to undergo a 10-day quarantine either at a government-owned facility or at a hotel.

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They will also be asked to do a COVID-19 test on the 7th day upon arrival.

If they test positive, they will be sent to a hospital.

If the OFW tests negative, they can choose to remain in the government facility or hotel, or head back home to complete their Day 11 to 14 of quarantine.

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Here is the complete set of new quarantine and testing procedures as per the advisory:

– Mandatory quarantine for 14 days;
– However, international arrivals shall be required to undergo a facility or hotel quarantine for ten (10) days upon arrival;
– Testing will now be on Day 7 instead of Day 6, with Day 1 being the date of arrival/check-in;
– International arrivals may continue their quarantine at home or in the hotels (as the case may be) from Day 11 up to Day 14, provided they get a negative RT-PCR test result.