Abu Dhabi puts Saudi Arabia on ‘green’ list as emirate seeks to revive tourism

Abu Dhabi puts Saudi Arabia on ‘green’ list as emirate seeks to revive tourism

Saudi Gazette reportABU DHABI — Saudi citizens and residents visiting Abu Dhabi will not need to self isolate once they test negative for coronavirus while travelers from other countries not included in the list of “green” countries must self-isolate for ten days.Apart from Saudi Arabia, other countries on the “green” list are Australia; Brunei; China; Greece; Greenland; Hong Kong; Malaysia; Mauritius; New Zealand; Singapore; Taiwan; Tajikistan; Thailand; Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.The move, which will come into force on Thursday (Dec.24), is part of the new rules outlined by Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The rules come following the approval from Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee.The committee has approved increasing the operational capacity of economic, tourism, and entertainment activities to the possible optimal in accordance with the approved precautionary measures. These include shopping and entertainment centers, restaurants, and nurseries.The committee has also extended the validity of a negative PCR or DPI test result used to enter the emirate from 48 to 72 hours and replaced the tests done on days 4 and 8