The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will suspend travellers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Namibia from entering the country from Monday.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will suspend travellers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Namibia from entering the country on national and foreign flights, effective 23:59 p.m. on Monday, June 21, state press agency WAM reported on Saturday, citing a press release by the overall Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
The GCAA said the restrictions would also include transit passengers, with the exception of transit flights travelling to the UAE and bound for those countries.
Cargo flights between those countries and therefore the UAE will continue, as usual, the statement added.
It said the restrictions were being introduced to limit the spread of COVID-19.
The GCAA added that exemptions to its decision include: UAE nationals, their first-degree relatives, diplomatic missions, official delegations, business jets - after getting prior approvals - and golden and silver residency permit holders, additionally to those that work essential jobs.
Those who are exempted will still need to take a PCR test at the airport and enter a compulsory 10-day quarantine.
Separately, Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management said on Saturday it might allow travellers from South Africa , who have received two doses of a UAE-approved vaccine, to enter Dubai ranging from Midsummer Eve , WAM said.
Travellers from India, who have valid residence visas and have received two doses of a UAE-approved vaccine, also will be allowed within the emirate.
Meanwhile, travellers from Nigeria must only present a negative PCR test taken 48 hours before departure and can also undergo another PCR test on arrival in Dubai, WAM added.
