Airlines will no longer check for negative test results, but customs officials may conduct inspections. Those who enter with an abnormal health declaration, fever, or other Covid-19 symptoms may be required to undergo further testing and medical investigation.
2. Myanmar
Upon arriving in Myanmar, travellers will be expected to show printed copies of a vaccination certificate that indicates full vaccination 14 days before arrival (with a vaccine recognised by the country’s Ministry of Health), or the negative result of a PCR test taken 48 hours before arrival.
Tourists visit the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar on March 3, 2020. Photo: Getty Images
Children under the age of 12 are not required to show proof of vaccination or a negative test result if they are travelling with fully vaccinated guardians.
Travellers must also show a printed copy of active travel insurance that covers Covid-19. If they are not able to present a relevant document, they must purchase health insurance from Myanma Insurance.
Upon arrival at the airport, travellers are subject to a thermal screening. If they are found to have symptoms such as fever, they will be required to undergo a Covid-19 test and may be isolated under quarantine protocols at their own expense if the test indicates that they are positive for the virus.
Additionally, airlines and airport authorities will provide travellers with a health declaration form that they must complete.
3. Iran
Travellers to Iran over the age of 12 are required to be fully vaccinated, and must show a vaccination certificate in English upon arrival.
If a passenger is unvaccinated, has received only one dose of a two-shot vaccine, or it has been less than 14 days since their second dose, then they must present a negative result taken from a PCR test administered within 72 hours before arrival in Iran.
Children under 12 are not required to present proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test result.
People watch street musicians in the Heer recreation area near the city of Ardabil in Iran’s Ardabil province on April 27, 2023. Photo: Getty Images
Travellers may also be subject to a Covid-19 test upon arrival and quarantine protocols at their own expense.
Do note that some countries still require travellers to submit a health declaration form upon arrival. One of these is the Philippines, which dropped all vaccination and Covid-19 test requirements on July 22, although many government websites have not been updated to reflect the change.
All travellers to the Philippines are required to register for an eTravel pass online within 72 hours before arrival in the country.
Some airports and ports also have thermal screening in place, and customs officials may require you to take a Covid-19 test if you exhibit symptoms.