His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, may God protect him, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, has directed to introduce amendments to the preventive protocols followed with travelers from Dubai and those coming to it from various ports of the emirate, in order to reduce travelers, especially citizens of them. And exempting them from some additional measures, without prejudice to the basic preventive measures necessary to ensure the safety of all travelers at all times.
In implementation of the directives of His Highness, the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, headed by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, approved a new set of procedures related to the travel of citizens, residents and tourists as well as transit travelers through the various travel ports in the emirate, both with regard to the relevant preventive measures. By accessing or leaving any of those ports.
Citizens coming to Dubai have been exempted from conducting a laboratory examination for the Corona virus (PCR) prior to travel from the destination they are coming from, regardless of that destination or the period they have spent in it, while the same examination is sufficient for them upon arrival at Dubai airports.
Checkups
Residents and tourists coming to Dubai must undergo a laboratory examination for the Coronavirus (PCR) before coming to the emirate.
According to the new procedures, transit travelers will have to undergo a laboratory examination for the Corona virus (PCR) only for those coming from some specific destinations or according to the requirements of the final destination.
As for the procedures related to departure from Dubai to any foreign travel destination, it is not necessary for all travelers, whether citizens, residents, or tourists, to conduct a laboratory examination for the Corona virus (PCR) in advance of departure, except in the case of countries that require a pre-examination certificate.
Continuous update
The Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management stated that the adoption of these measures comes within the framework of the continuous updating of the preventive protocols and precautionary measures followed in Dubai and the UAE in general, in light of the results of continuous monitoring of developments on the ground locally, regionally and globally in relation to the emerging Corona virus, and its level of spread.
And the best ways to confront its repercussions on the various health, economic and social levels, and try to adapt to the new reality that this virus has left in various parts of the world since the outbreak of the crisis at the beginning of this year, and to ensure that activities gradually return to normal in various vital sectors, especially the travel sector, which is one of the most important The sectors around which human life revolves, especially since Dubai is one of the main links for travel and trade exchange between the east and the west of the world.
Recommendations
The committee noted that the approved measures came in light of the recommendations submitted by the competent authorities in this file, foremost of which is the Control and Control Center to Combat Coronavirus and the Dubai Health Authority, and based on an accurate assessment of the global situation in light of international reports responsible for creating travel conditions around the world, as well as The fact that these procedures take into account the travel requirements and conditions that vary from one country to another.
The Supreme Committee affirmed the continuation of applying all preventive measures at various travel ports in the Emirate of Dubai through the strict application of the prevention protocols recommended by the local and international official authorities, in order to ensure the highest levels of safety for travelers, flight crews and all workers at Dubai airports.
As well as the world’s airports, as well as the impact of these measures in supporting the global line-up in the face of the “Covid 19” virus, with the aim of besieging it and reducing the chances of its spread across borders.
›Exempting citizens from the (PCR) examination before leaving the destination from which they are coming from, and it is sufficient to conduct it upon arrival in Dubai
Exempting everyone from the examination before leaving Dubai, except in cases of destinations that require this before traveling to them
›Transit travelers from some destinations have to undergo a pre-check before arrival or according to the requirements of the final destination
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