GUIDE: Countries on PH Green, Yellow, Red List for Dec. 16-31

The Philippines is prohibiting the entry of travelers from eight areas included in the Red List from Dec. 16 to 31 as it guards against the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant that has been confirmed in the country.

The travel ban excludes Filipinos returning to the Philippines via government or private repatriation efforts, Cabinet Sec. Karlo Nograles said.

Here are the travel classifications as approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 Response:

Red List (high risk)

• Andorra
• France
• Monaco
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Reunion
• San Marino
• South Africa
• Switzerland

Green List (low risk)

• Bangladesh
• Benin
• Bhutan
• British Virgin Islands
• Chad
• People's Republic of China
• Comoros
• Ivory Coast
• Congo
• Djibouti
• Equatorial Guinea
• Falkland Islands
• The Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Kenya
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Liberia
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Paraguay
• Rwanda
• Saba
• Saint Barthelemy
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Sint Eustatius
• Senegal
• Sudan
• Taiwan
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Uganda
• United Arab Emirates

Yellow List (moderate risk)

• All other countries, territories, jurisdictions not listed above

Here is the summary of the prevailing quarantine and COVID-19 testing protocols in the Philippines as approved by the IATF: