The UAE announced that travel is available to citizens and residents, in accordance with the requirements, preventive measures and health precautions, in force in the country's airports, in the face of "Covid 19", as well as the requirements of the destination countries in this regard, and according to the destinations that national carriers operate their flights, and other carriers, with compliance The preventive measures required by the competent health authorities in the state when returning.
The National Authority for Emergency and Crisis and Disaster Management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, in a joint statement, indicated that the door of travel will be available to citizens and residents of the destinations that national carriers travel to, and other carriers, according to a classification based on a methodology followed in distributing countries based on criteria Healthy.
The statement stressed the application of health protocols in travel according to the country's airports under the current conditions, which depends on a number of major axes, such as public health, required checks from destination countries and upon return, quarantine, and self-monitoring of the health of the traveler, in addition to awareness of the guidelines And precautionary measures.
He also stressed that compulsory requirements must be adhered to before departure and upon arrival from travel destinations, as citizens and residents must:
- Register with "Tawajdi" service to facilitate communication with them while traveling (intended for citizens only).
- Conducting a Covid examination 19 before traveling, depending on the health regulations in the desired destination, which may require a recent result not to exceed 48 hours from the date of travel.
- Show the result of the examination through the application of the fort, or show what is proven to be free of the virus for the concerned authorities in the country's airports.
Travel is not permitted unless the result of the examination is negative for the traveler, and obtaining international health insurance with the traveler is valid throughout the travel period, and covers the desired destination.
The statement emphasized that the return of the residents also requires that there be no violation or conflict with the declared procedures and requirements that regulate the return requirements, the most important of which is the pre-examination in the countries where laboratories are available.
The statement advised against the travel of persons over the age of 70, and advised the owners of chronic diseases to avoid traveling, for their safety.
Travel requirements included obtaining a valid international health insurance, covering the destination of travel.