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Modify travel procedures through Dubai ports

• Dubai is one of the primary links for the movement of travel and trade between the East and the West.

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the State, 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 relieve travelers, especially citizens, and exempt them Of 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, has adopted a new set of procedures related to the travel of citizens, residents, tourists and 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 Coronavirus (PCR) prior to travel from their destination, regardless of the destination or the period they spent in it, while it is sufficient for them to undergo the same examination upon arrival at Dubai airports.

And for residents and tourists coming to Dubai, they must undergo a laboratory examination for Coronavirus (PCR) before coming to the emirate.

According to the new procedures, transit travelers will be required to conduct a laboratory examination for Coronavirus (PCR) only for those arriving from certain 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 obligatory for all travelers, whether citizens, residents or tourists, to perform a laboratory examination for Coronavirus (PCR) in advance, prior to departure, unless their destination is to countries that require a certificate. Pre-screening.

The Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management stated that the adoption of these measures comes within the framework of the continuous updating of 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 the level of Its spread, and the best ways to confront its repercussions on 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, in a way that guarantees the gradual return to normal activities in various vital sectors, especially the travel sector that It is one of the most important 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.

The committee confirmed that the approved measures came in light of the recommendations raised by the competent authorities in this file, foremost of which are: 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 As for the fact that these procedures take into account the travel requirements and conditions that vary from one country to another.

In addition, the Supreme Committee confirmed 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 airports around the world. In addition to the effect of those measures in support of the global alignment in the face of the "Covid-19" virus, with the aim of surrounding it and reducing the chances of its spread across borders.

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- «The amendment of procedures comes within the framework of the continuous updating of the prevention protocols followed in Dubai and the country.

- “The Supreme Committee confirmed the strict application of the recommended prevention protocols locally and internationally.”

- "Exemption from the PCR examination before leaving Dubai ... unless the destination requires it to be performed before traveling to it."

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