Instead, policemen manning the border control points will only look for the negative result of the RT-PCR before they would allow anybody to enter a town, city or provinces.
The Travel Authority is issued by PNP units with the authority from the JTF COVID Shield while the medical clearance certificate is issued by the Municipal or City Health Office. But before a Travel Authority is issued, a medical clearance certificate is required. Part of the coordination, according to Binag, is the proper checking of the signs and symptoms and other quarantine rules-related measures with the help of the health officials of the LGUs and other government agencies.
“If the LGU of destination requires a test, it shall only require a Reverse-Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction test and no other. Meaning, LGUs cannot require Antigen tests or rapid tests as test requirements prior to travel,” said DILG spokesman and Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya. What the LGUs should do, according to Binag, is to conduct health assessment of the arriving passengers by medical professionals at the entry points of their areas and strict implementation of the minimum health safety protocols such as social distancing, wearing of a face mask and a face shield.