A further test will be needed within two days of arrival.
Are you travelling to the UK from the UAE anytime soon?
Well to board the plane you will have to ensure that you have conducted a pre-departure Covid-19 PCR test.
The safety measures which come into effect on Tuesday 7 December, will see all travellers to England, regardless of vaccination status, required to take a Covid-19 PCR test no more than 48 hours before their flight.
As the scientists work to understand new Omicron variant we need to apply additional caution until picture is clearer. We appreciate this will be difficult for the travel sector as we prioritise public health & protect the progress of our world-leading vax & booster programme ?
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) December 4, 2021
The announcement comes as UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the UK government decided to move after receiving new data about the contagiousness of the new Omicron variant first discovered in southern Africa.
The news follows hot on the heels that all travellers from the UAE must conduct a PCR test within the first two days of arrival in the UK.
The UAE has also ramped up its safety measures in the past week with the announcement that the Al Hosn green pass will only be valid for 14 days.
The UAE authorities has also banned entry for passengers originating or transiting through seven southern African countries including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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