If you’re planning to travel to Dubai, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic, as published by CNN Travel.
The basics
Visitors to the United Arab Emirates will be able to enter and exit Dubai International Airport after passing a health and safety inspection, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) – but they must have valid health insurance and a negative Covid test for HIV/Aids.
What’s on offer
Sun, shopping, and some of the world’s best hotels — people come to Dubai to get away from it all.
From incredible modern architecture to glossy beaches and high-end restaurants and hotels, this is a stylish blend of a city and beach break.
Expo 2020 Dubai, a six-month, $7-billion extravaganza featuring pavilions from around the world showcasing architectural and technological innovation, got underway on October 1, 2021, having been delayed by Covid.
Who can go?
Anyone normally permitted entry to Dubai can visit, even on vacation.
What are the restrictions?
The United Arab Emirates has opened applications for tourist visas to vaccinated travelers from all countries.
All passengers arriving in Dubai must present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of their arrival into the country and register their vaccination status on the government’s health app (COVID-19 DXB app).
Visitors from certain countries — more than 50 in total, including Brazil and Russia — must take another test upon arrival in Dubai.
There are specific protocols for travelers arriving from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia.
Emirates has also suspended flights to and from Nigeria until at least October 31.
What’s the Covid situation?
The US has lowered its travel warning for the United Arab Emirates to Level 3 — “High” — and advises its citizens to be fully vaccinated before traveling there.
Saudi Arabia has also lifted its suspension of UAE travel.
As of October 13, the UAE has recorded 2,115 deaths related to Covid-19, with 953 new cases being recorded in the past week.
More than 86% of the population is now fully vaccinated, according to the John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
Daily reported Covid-19 cases
What can visitors expect?
Mask-wearing and keeping a two-meter social distance are necessary.
You must wear a mask unless exercising, eating, or drinking, at a barbershop or salon, in a car with people from the same household, or if you’re alone.
Hotels are now allowed to be fully occupied and live entertainment and activities are permitted in restaurants, cafés, and shopping malls.
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Source: CNN
