Abu Dhabi lifts quarantine requirement for vaccinated travelers

Starting Sunday, Abu Dhabi will not require any vaccinated vacationers to quarantine upon arrival, irrespective of their nation of origin. 

Below new pointers introduced by the Abu Dhabi Emergency, Disaster and Disasters Committee on Thursday, each vaccinated and unvaccinated vacationers boarding flights to the Emirati capital might be required to current a unfavourable PCR check taken 48 hours earlier than departure. Upon arrival, all vacationers should additionally check unfavourable for the coronavirus. 

Final month, the committee introduced that vacationers from a “inexperienced checklist” of greater than 50 low-risk international locations, together with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, wouldn’t must quarantine. 

Following Thursday’s announcement, vaccinated vacationers from any vacation spot are excluded from the quarantine requirement. They’re, nonetheless, required to submit to 1 or two PCR exams throughout their keep, relying on their nation of origin. 

Unvaccinated vacationers arriving from “inexperienced checklist” should not have to quarantine, however they are going to be required to check unfavourable upon arrival in addition to take exams on days six and 9 within the nation. Unvaccinated vacationers coming from international locations not on the “inexperienced checklist” might be required to quarantine for 10 days and check unfavourable for the virus on day 9.

Earlier this week, the United Arab Emirates’ coronavirus activity pressure introduced that vacationers from beforehand banned international locations like India can apply for vacationer visas so long as they supply proof of vaccination.  

The Persian Gulf nation has one of many world’s highest vaccination charges, with greater than 76% of the population fully vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19. For the reason that begin of the pandemic, the UAE has recorded 2,043 deaths from the virus and simply over 720,000 instances.