16/07/2020
FYI‼️‼️‼️‼️
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City Government of Davao hereby gives notice to all airplane passengers bound for Davao International Airport of the requirement of the presentation, upon check-in at the airport of origin, of a negative RT-PCR test result issued within 48 hours from the date of departure. This shall be implemented beginning July 20, 2020.
A rapid test kit result SHALL NOT be accepted. All arriving passengers without this negative test result shall be held at the airport and will not be allowed to come out until they arrange for their testing — at their own cost.
On May 30, 2020, the City Government requested this policy to be implemented before we started resumption of regular commercial flights because it was vigorously advised by the DOH XI Epidemiology Bureau and Infectious Disease Specialists in the Region.
From July 5-13, 2020, the highest confirmed Covid19 cases in Davao City were travellers from Manila. On July 14 we reiterated our request for testing before boarding. We thank the CAAP, DOTR, and IATF for this approval.
This will greatly help Mindanao in keeping the increasing cases at a manageable level.
Thank you!
