Abu Dhabi updates its coronavirus travel ‘green list’

Abu Dhabi updates its coronavirus travel ‘green list’

Abu Dhabi has updated its ‘green' travel list to include Saudi Arabia, New Zealand and China among others meaning visitors from those areas are exempt from mandatory quarantine measures upon landing in the capital.

The green list went into effect on Monday, following the update by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi).

Travellers from countries on the green list will still be required to take a PCR test when landing at Abu Dhabi Airport. The list also only applies to passengers arriving from those countries, rather than the citizenship of those arriving.

Results are available in about 90 minutes with the capacity to test more than 20,000 travellers and staff per day

Among other countries added to the list on Monday were Australia, Hong Kong (SAR), Morocco and Singapore. The list is updated regularly and inclusion is conditioned on health and safety criteria to ensure the well-being of the UAE community, DCT Abu Dhabi announced in a statement.

While the capital officially reopened to tourists on December 24, strict coronavirus preventative measures remain in place to enter the emirate, including from neighbouring Dubai, where from Abu Dhabi derives most of its tourists.

The number of coronavirus cases in the UAE