IATF reduces isolation, quarantine period for workers in aviation sector

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The government has shortened the isolation and quarantine period for aviation personnel sick with COVID-19 and who are asymptomatic close contacts of a coronavirus-hit person but already fully vaccinated and “boosted,” Malacañang said. | CMRamosINQ

Specifically, the IATF approved the following protocols for aviation personnel:

Quarantine of up to zero day for asymptomatic close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases who have received primary series vaccine doses and booster, or asymptomatic close contacts who recovered from COVID-19 within the last 90 days Meanwhile, the Department of Transportation and its attached agencies are tasked to identify “the appropriate accountable group to make decisions for shortening isolation or quarantine based on evidence, similar to Hospital Infection Prevention and Control wherein infectious disease specialists, safety officers, and management deliberate, monitor, and act on all infection-related concerns of the health facility.

 

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