Muscat: Filipino residents residing and working in Oman, can return home, But under strict COVID prevention protocols, with a 14-day quarantine interval, even when they obtain a negative PCR test.
The guidelines had been introduced after the new strain of the virus was found on a Filipino passenger returning home from the United Arab Emirates. The rule also prevents passengers from transiting via the nation.
Each Oman and the UAE are amongst 32 nations that aren’t allowed to fly to the Philippines, mentioned Harry Roque, Presidential spokesperson of the Office of the Executive Secretary.
“All unaccompanied minor Filipino residents coming from nations or jurisdictions the place journey restrictions are in place on account of the brand new variants of COVID-19, shall not be allowed boarding by the airways till Jan. 31, 2021, besides minors returning via the repatriation program of the nationwide authorities,” he mentioned, talking to the Philippine Information Company.
European nations included under this ban are the UK, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, and Austria.
Nations within the Asia-Pacific regions are Oman, the UAE, Jordan, Israel, Pakistan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, India, Lebanon, and Australia.
From the Americas, passengers flying from Brazil, Canada, Jamaica, and America shall be denied entry into the Philippines till further notice. Travelers from South Africa are also on the list.
The ban on passengers from these nations was issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management for Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID), which is dealing with the COVID outbreak within the Philippines.
Roque also mentioned “The IATF, in coordination with other agencies, may issue implementing guidelines on the exemptions to these entry restrictions,”
