Latest Requirements for Epidemic Prevention and Control of Philippine Travelers to China

Notice on Epidemic Prevention and Control Requirements for Passengers from Philippines to China

According to the development of the new crown epidemic situation and the need to facilitate personnel exchanges, from March 1, 2023, personnel on direct flights from the Philippines to China are allowed to replace nucleic acid testing with antigen testing (including self-testing with kits). In order to facilitate passengers to make all preparations before departure, the embassy in the Philippines has updated the "guidelines for epidemic prevention and control of tourists from the Philippines to China" (attached). please read it carefully and follow it so as not to affect the itinerary.

Guidelines for Epidemic Prevention and Control of Passengers from Philippines to China

1. remote detection: nucleic acid detection or self-use antigen kit for detection within 48 hours before boarding the plane, only those with negative results can go to China, and those with positive results can go to China after turning negative.

2. customs declaration: after obtaining the negative test result, fill in the "the People's Republic of China exit/entry health declaration card" through wechat applet "customs passenger fingertip service", palm customs APP or web page version (https://htdecl.chinaport.gov.cn).

3. Airlines will no longer check the nucleic acid test certificate and antigen test results before boarding.

4. on-board epidemic prevention: please wear masks during the flight, do a good job of personal protection, reduce the risk of infection.

5. entry quarantine: after arriving at the port, complete the necessary customs clearance procedures with the customs health declaration code. The customs will carry out sampling tests according to a certain proportion, and test the personnel with abnormal health declaration or fever and other symptoms. If the test result is positive, the home, residence isolation or medical treatment shall be carried out according to the requirements of the notice. If the result is negative, the customs shall implement routine quarantine in accordance with the "Frontier Health and Quarantine Law" and other laws and regulations. If the health declaration is normal and the port routine quarantine is not abnormal, it can enter the society.

Epidemic prevention in 6. territories: after entering the country, passengers shall strictly abide by the requirements for epidemic prevention and control in the territories.