New Delhi: The Authority of Dubai eased the travel restriction for its resident from uncertain countries, including India. Travelers will be allowed if they have received two doses of a UAE-approved COVID-19 vaccine, says a media report.
There are four vaccines approved by the UAE government – Sinopharm, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, and Oxford-AstraZeneca, and the negative test certificate from a PCR test taken 48 hours before departure is required, the report said.
Back in 2020, Dubai became the first country in the world to allow tourists from India and other nations, boosting UAE’s tourism industry multifold. However, the arrival of Delta Variant changed things for Indians planning to visit Dubai for recreational or business activities.
Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – head of the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai announced that “Dubai’s travel protocols for inbound passengers from South Africa, Nigeria, and India, effective from June 23.”
The UAE nationals are exempted from this requirement. Only QR-coded negative PCR test certificates are accepted, it said.
Furthermore, passengers from India are required to undergo a rapid PCR test four hours before departure to Dubai. They must also undergo another PCR test on arrival in Dubai. In addition, following arrival, passengers from India should undergo institutional quarantine until they receive their PCR test result, which is expected within 24 hours, the report added.
In late April, the UAE closed its borders for travelers from India due to a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country during the second wave of the pandemic.
