NEW DELHI, Aug 3: United Arab of Emirates (UAE) has lifted the ban for transit travellers for six countries including India. Travelling from and to UAE was banned due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Besides India, the ban has been lifted for Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria and Uganda.
In a tweet, UAE’s National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NECMA) said: “These categories include those with valid residency permits who have received full vaccination doses in the UAE and 14 days have passed since receiving the second dose and who have vaccination certificates approved by the official authorities in the country.”
“Medical personnel working in the country will be excluded, including doctors, nurses, technicians from the vaccinated and non-vaccinated, and those working in the educational sector in the country who teach in universities, colleges, schools and institutes from the vaccinated and non-vaccinated categories,” the NECMA tweet read.
UAE is a major transit hub for travellers since it connects USA, Europe and African countries but due to COVID pandemic, the travel was suspended from several months. (Agencies)
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