Philippines to accept fully vaccinated tourists from Feb. 10

Country opens borders to boost economy as it battles omicron spread

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Tourists at White Beach on Boracay Island, Aklan province, Philippines, on Nov. 30, 2021. © Reuters

CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- The Philippines on Friday said it would start accepting fully vaccinated tourists from Feb. 10, as the country seeks to accelerate economic recovery from the pandemic.

Foreign leisure travelers will not have to quarantine, the Department of Tourism said. But the visitors, from one of more than 150 countries that don't need visas to enter the Philippines, must present a negative result from a RT-PCR coronavirus test taken prior to departure from point of origin.

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