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Covid: UAE to remain on UK 'red list' after May 17

Dubai - Officials have advised citizens to only travel to such countries in “the most extreme of circumstances”.

Published: Sat 8 May 2021, 1:47 PM

Updated: Sat 8 May 2021, 1:53 PM

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UK authorities have announced that the UAE will remain on the country's ‘red list’, even after international travel resumes in the Kingdom, starting May 17.

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According to The Independent, transport secretary Grant Shapps revealed the 43 countries on the red list — of which the UAE was one — in a press conference at 10 Downing Street.

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According to Shapps, red-listed countries were “those which should not be visited except in the most extreme of circumstances”.

The UAE has reportedly been red-listed due to its status as a major international travel hub.

Under the restrictions, travellers returning from the UAE to the UK will be required to spend nearly Dh9,000 (1,750 pounds) on 10 days at a government-mandated quarantine hotel on arrival.

The price will also include a private transfer from the airport, all meals and two PCR tests, one to be taken on day two and one on day eight of the isolation period.

Photo: Reuters

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