COVID-19: We Will Start Receiving Tourists From July 7 — Dubai

The United Arab Emirates(UAE) has said it will open the gulf country, Dubai from July 7 after more than three-month closure to contain coronavirus.

The oil rich emirate announced that it would allow tourists back into its major tourist destination, Dubai.

As part of the effort to curtail COVID-19 spread, the emirate said tourists would be required to present recent COVID-19 negative certificate or undergo testing at Dubai airports with those testing positive to observe 14-day isolation.

According to Emirate’s Media Centre and the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management,a test for coronavirus is mandatory and should be done 96 hours before travelling to Dubai.

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It also gave a list of protocols for travellers entering the Gulf emirate.

“Travellers must stringently comply with preventive measures and safety procedures put in place by Dubai and destination countries”.

Visitors are also required to have international health insurance and download a special phone application that lists their details, as well as fill a special “health declaration form,” it added.