Notice of the Philippine Embassy on Further Adjusting the Requirements for Persons Going to China to Apply for Health Codes

In order to further improve the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic and ensure the health and safety of personnel going to China from the Philippines, according to the latest domestic prevention and control requirements, the requirements for applying for a health code/health status statement (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "health code") for personnel going to China from the Philippines are adjusted accordingly, as follows:

1. isolation requirements

(I) all flight personnel shall be closed-loop isolated before boarding according to the requirements of the aviation department. If symptoms occur during the interval, the arrangement of returning home should be suspended immediately, and the close-up personnel should also follow suit.

(II) personnel of Chinese-funded enterprise projects in the Philippines (including central enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and private enterprises) must start home isolation 10 days in advance, and the company will issue a "Isolation Management Commitment."

2. testing requirements

(I) ordinary personnel going to China

1. All passengers going to China must undergo 2 nucleic acid tests and 1 antigen test (whether vaccinated or not) before boarding the plane, and the results must be negative.

(1) The first and second nucleic acid tests shall be carried out within 48 hours and 24 hours before boarding the plane respectively. The two tests shall be carried out at different testing institutions designated by the embassy. After obtaining the negative certificate of the above-mentioned "double nucleic acid" test, please upload the materials to the health code applet as soon as possible, and the embassy will issue the "blue" health code for passengers who meet the requirements.

(2) Within 12 hours before boarding, an antigen test shall be conducted at the designated testing institution of the Executive Aviation Department. The relevant test report does not need to be uploaded to the health code applet. The airline will check in with the "blue" health code and the negative results of the pre-boarding antigen test.

2, health code declaration requirements

① Nucleic acid test report 2 times before boarding

② My valid passport/travel permit information page

(3) Air ticket or travel itinerary to China

(4) Project personnel of Chinese-funded enterprises must upload the "Commitment for Isolation Management"

⑤ The vaccinated personnel must upload the Vaccination Certificate

(II) persons who have been in contact with confirmed cases or asymptomatic patients

Anyone who has had no effective protective contact with a confirmed case or asymptomatic infected person must be isolated and observed for at least 14 days before arranging a trip to China. After meeting the requirements, apply for a health code according to the corresponding requirements of the above-mentioned (I) types of ordinary personnel going to China, and truthfully explain their contact history.

(III) personnel with history of infection

People with a history of infection (who have been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, or although not diagnosed, the nucleic acid test result is positive) can only apply for a health code after 6 weeks of recovery:

1. After 6 weeks of recovery, the applicant must send the four negative nucleic acid tests issued by the designated testing agency of the embassy and the information page of his passport/travel certificate to the pre-examination mailbox (chinaembassy_ph@163.com) of the embassy by e-mail, and the embassy staff will conduct the examination. The title of the mail should be marked as "My name, passport/travel permit number confirms the application for recovery". The specific requirements are as follows:

(1) recovery identification. Waiting for nucleic acid to turn negative: You must go to the embassy's designated testing agency for the first and second nucleic acid tests (the interval between the two tests should be more than 24 hours, and cross-testing by different testing agencies) and obtain 2 negative reports. After obtaining the above 2 negative nucleic acid reports, it is deemed to have completed the recovery process.

(2) After the completion of the recovery process, starting from the date of the issuance of the second nucleic acid test report, at least 6 weeks and in good health, the applicant must go to the embassy designated testing institution to receive 2 nucleic acid tests again (the interval between the two tests should be more than 24 hours, cross-tested by different testing institutions), and obtain the third and fourth nucleic acid negative reports.

For example, if the second nucleic acid test report confirming recovery is issued on April 1, the third and fourth nucleic acid test dates must be after May 12.

2. After completing the above requirements, the applicant can submit the preliminary examination to the embassy by mail, and can start isolation, health monitoring and pre-trip testing only after receiving the reply "through confirmation of recovery examination" from the embassy mail, and apply for the health code according to the corresponding materials of the above-mentioned (I) ordinary personnel going to China.

3. If the applicant is a project personnel of a Chinese-funded enterprise in the Philippines, he will submit it for 6 weeks after recovery and pass the preliminary examination of the embassy, then carry out 10 days of closed-loop management and pre-trip testing, and apply for a health code according to the corresponding material requirements of the above-mentioned (I) ordinary personnel going to China.

3. Foreign Citizens to China

The declaration of health status for foreign citizens going to China shall be implemented with reference to this notice.

The above arrangements are made according to the epidemic situation, the characteristics of virus variation and other factors, and will be dynamically adjusted in the future depending on the epidemic situation and the situation of foreign imports. Passengers going to China must continue to do a good job of pre-departure protection and advocate pre-departure self-health monitoring to avoid detention due to positive pre-boarding tests or import after entry.

This notice requires formal implementation from May 28, 2022. Passengers taking flights after the above date are requested to comply with the above regulations. If the provisions previously issued are inconsistent with this notice, this notice shall prevail.