Now, Covid test results from all approved labs accepted in UAE

  • Date: 01-Aug-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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Now, Covid test results from all approved labs accepted in UAE

Airlines have given returning residents and tourists the permission to procure a test result from any govt accredited laboratory in their home country.





All passengers arriving in the UAE can now carry a copy of their polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Covid-19 negative test result from any accredited laboratory in their country of departure, announced major UAE carriers and other airlines operating in the UAE on August 1.

In the case a UAE- approved laboratory is not in the country of departure, airlines have given returning residents and tourists the permission to procure a test result from any government accredited laboratory in their home country.

Earlier, the UAE had announced all returning UAE residents, visit visa holders, and tourists must carry a pre-departure PCR-negative test from an Federal Authority of Identity and Citizenship (ICA) approved laboratory in partnership with the Pure Health network of laboratories.

However, on August 1, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, and Air India Express are among airlines who announced a reform in the earlier ruling.

Use an accredited result from a lab in home country

Emirates Airlines announced on its website, "All passengers arriving in Dubai from any destination, including passengers connecting in Dubai, must have