The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have said that restrictions on flights coming from Nigeria and 11 other African countries will be lifted soon.
According to the country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), the initially imposed ban aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19’s Omicron variant would be lifted.
The authorities disclosed that flight arrivals from countries like Botswana, Congo Republic, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe can resume.
It should be recalled that the UAE issued a travel restriction on passenger flights from Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia last December.
NCEMA and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said the restriction was issued due to concerns related to the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant.
The statement read: “The excluded categories should present a negativeCOVID-19test obtained within 48 hours of departure and a Rapid-PCR test at the airport within six hours of departure whenever possible and another PCR test at the airport upon arrival to UAE.”
Also, NCEMA announced that entry procedures have been updated for flights coming from Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda.
Passengers must take a PCR test 48 hours before departure, test where possible at the departure airport, test on arrival and abide by every precautionary measure when visiting the UAE.
