Dubai: Emirates airline has said that the on-arrival polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19 at Dubai International Airport will be mandatory for passengers from only specific countries from August 1.
The airline has issued a list of 29 countries, passengers from where should undergo mandatory COVID-19 PCR testing upon arrival in Dubai from August 1.
Here's the list of 29 countries:
1. Afghanistan
2. Armenia
3. Brazil
4. Bangladesh
5. Djibouti
6. Egypt
7. Eritrea
8. India
9. Indonesia
10. Iran
11. Iraq
12. Kazakhstan
13. Kyrgyzstan
14. Lebanon
15. Montenegro
16. Nigeria
17. Pakistan
18. Philippines
19. Russian Federation,
20. Serbia
21. Somalia
22. South Africa
23. Sri Lanka
24. Sudan
25. Tajikistan
26. Tanzania
27. Turkmenistan
28. Uzbekistan
29. Select airports in the United States
The US airports included in the list are Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), Houston (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Orlando (MCO) — including passengers originating from California, Florida and Texas and connecting to an Emirates flight from any of the airports worldwide to Dubai.
Sources told Gulf News that Dubai Airports have added Turkey also to this list when it sent out the notification about the mandatory PCR test on arrival from August 1 to its stakeholders and partners on Saturday.
All passengers arriving from these points of origin must undergo the PCR test at Dubai International Airport as well as Al Maktoum International Airport, according to the travel protocol updates published by Emirates and Dubai Airports.
“From 1 August 2020, UAE citizens and residents will no longer need to take this test, unless they are travelling from one of the destinations listed above,” Emirates clarified
All incoming passengers must produce PCR test report
This new rule related to on-arrival test will come into effect along with the latest federal rule that all incoming passengers to the country must produce a COVID-19 negative PCR test result from August 1.
In line with the federal rule, Emirates stated that “all passengers travelling to Dubai, including UAE citizens and residents, tourists, and passengers connecting in Dubai, must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate from August 1.”
“The test must be taken a maximum of 96 hours before departure. This excludes children under the age of 12 years and passengers who have a moderate or severe disability.”
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