The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has revised procedures for travellers coming from the Republic of India, South Africa and Nigeria.
In a statement from the Dubai Media Office, the new rules issued by the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai are to take effect from June 23.
The media office said that the updated travel protocols are part of a normal process of revising and optimising preventive measures based on the latest local, regional and international developments.
As a result of the announcement, UAE carrier Emirates Airlines affirmed it would start carrying passengers from South Africa, Nigeria and India in accordance with the new protocols from June 23.
An official statement from the airline said that residence visa holders from India and travellers from South Africa should have taken two doses of a vaccine approved by UAE authorities and carry RT-PCR tests reports from labs approved by the federal governments of the affected countries.
It , however , said that for Nigerians, vaccination is not made mandatory but all other conditions apply.
