UAE relaxes Covid travel rules further

The UAE has relaxed more travel-related Covid safety rules as daily cases continue to dip sharply.

A government spokesperson said a travel ban on unvaccinated Emiratis has been lifted. Effective April 16, unvaccinated citizens can travel, provided they get a PCR test done within 48 hours of their flight. They must also complete travel forms on Al Hosn app to get a green status.

Vaccination and booster doses as due were a requirement for Emiratis to travel abroad. This is not the case anymore.

“We stress the importance of contacting the country’s diplomatic missions in foreign countries in case of a suspected infection,” the spokesperson said.

According to updated protocols, children aged below 16 years don’t need to take a PCR test to travel to the country even if they are not vaccinated against Covid-19.

Previously, the exemption applied to children under 12.

These are among a string of Covid safety rules that have been eased recently as the Covid situation in the country stabilises.

Additionally, the UAE has among the lowest death rates from the virus, raking 9th globally. The country has not seen a Covid-related death since March 8.