AKLAN, Philippines — The provincial government of Aklan on Wednesday said visitors to the resort island of Boracay are still required to submit a negative swab test for COVID-19 even if already fully vaccinated as shown by their vaccination cards.
Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores said the local government will only consider exempting fully vaccinated tourists from the testing rule if there a reliable vaccine validation system is already in place, as discussed in a recent meeting of the regional Interagency Taskforce on Emerging Infectious Diseases.
“We decided that until such time, that there is a uniformity or a validated vaccination card, we will wait for the m…
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