The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued a travel
restriction on passenger flights from Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.
The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency
Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
announced on Thursday.
The directive, UAE said, is due to concerns related to the
spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant and will take effect from Saturday,
December 25.
“The excluded categories should present a negative COVID-19
test 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,” the statement reads.
“A 10-day quarantine
and a PCR test on the ninth day of entering the country is required for UAE
nationals, their first-degree relatives, diplomatic missions and golden
residence holders.”
Last week, the UAE placed a ban on foreign airlines from
airlifting Nigerian passengers into the country.
The statement added that those coming from the four
countries through other countries should stay in the latter countries for at
least 14 days before being allowed to enter the UAE.
It also noted that UAE citizens are barred from travelling
to the four African countries except for emergency treatment cases, official
delegations, and scholarships.
The new development is coming barely 24 hours after the
Federal Government reinstated the daily flights of Emirates Airlines to Nigeria
after the UAE authority offered daily flight slots to Air Peace.
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