Exempted travellers will need to quarantine.
Travel from the Republic of Congo to the UAE has been suspended effective today (Friday 17 December) it has announced.
The measures announced by The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee sees all passengers travelling from or transiting through the Republic of Congo banned from entering the UAE.
Travellers who were also in the Republic of Congo 14 days previous will also not be granted entry into the UAE.
#NCEMA and the General Civil Aviation Authority: Suspensions of entry for travelers from the Republic of the Congo, and tightening travel restrictions on a number of countries, starting December 17, at 08:00AM.#TogetherWeRecover pic.twitter.com/wWJoyjTbvL
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) December 15, 2021
There are exemptions to the travel ban which includes UAE citizens and relatives, Golden resident visa holders and official delegates.
Those included in these groups must conduct a PCR test within 48 hours of departure; a rapid PCR test in the airport within six hours of departure; a PCR test upon landing; and quarantine for 10 days with a PCR test taken on day nine of their arrival.
Flights from the UAE to the central African country will continue to operate.
The decision by the UAE authorities also revealed that tighter restrictions on passengers travelling from Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda will be imposed.
Travellers from these countries must conduct a PCR test within 48 hours of departure and a rapid PCR test at the airport within six hours of departure.
The news follows the upcoming introduction of EDE scanners at all points of entry into the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Effective Sunday 19 December, anyone entering the emirate will be scanned by the aforementioned scanners and should symptoms of COVID-19 be detected, they will be taken to perform a free antigen test with the results provided within 20 minutes.
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