The National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have announced the updating of the time period for the negative “PCR” examination result for all arrivals through the country's airports, which should not exceed 96 hours since the date of the examination, instead of 72 hours as previously announced.
They also stressed that children under 12 years of age and children with severe and moderate disabilities are exempt from a laboratory examination that has a validity span of 96 hours from the date of examination.
The United Arab Emirates has announced that it is mandatory to conduct a “Covid-19” examination (BCR) on all arrivals through the country's airports, “citizens, residents, tourists and transit travelers”, regardless of the country they come from, provided that this decision is applied to the prior examination A maximum limit before coming to the State from the first of August next, without prejudice to the previously announced mandatory examination procedures upon arrival at the country's airports.
The National Authority for Emergency and Crisis and Disaster Management and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation affirmed that all departures through the country’s airports of the European Union and Britain and countries that require a “Covid-19” examination (PCR) must do the pre-check before boarding the plane, and this comes In light of the efforts made to preserve the health and safety of citizens and residents, and to limit the spread of the new Corona virus.

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