Covid-19: Netherlands requires 10-day quarantine for travellers from Philippines

Manila - The mandatory quarantine and testing also apply to travelers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19.

The Netherlands will subject travellers coming from the Philippines to a 10-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival starting August 14.

The Dutch Embassy in Manila said concerned travellers must also submit a negative nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT)/ polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test taken at least 48 hours before departure or a negative antigen test taken within 24 hours before arrival beginning August 16.

"Upon arrival in the Netherlands, travellers must go into mandatory 10-day quarantine. On Day 5 of the quarantine, travellers can take a NAAT/PCR test. If the test comes back negative, you can leave quarantine," it said in an advisory.