DUBAI: The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee announced that residents, tourists or citizens traveling from within the UAE are no longer required to present a COVID-19 test result to enter the emirate effective Sunday.
The UAE's capital had restricted entry into the emirate to those with a negative PCR test.
The comittee said the Covid-19 testing requirements to enter will be removed starting Sunday, Sept. 19.
The rule applies to residents, citizens and tourists traveling to Abu Dhabi from within the UAE.
The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has updated the procedure to enter Abu Dhabi emirate from within the UAE, and has approved the cancellation of Covid-19 testing requirements to enter, effective Sunday, 19 September 2021. pic.twitter.com/KBtf3tYPmt
— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@admediaoffice) September 18, 2021
The Abu Dhabi Media Office said the decision follows the announcement of a decreased Covid-19 infection rate in the emirate of 0.2 per cent of total tests and the activation of the green pass system to enter some public places.
“The committee will continue to monitor infection rates & urges all citizens, residents & visitors to continue adhering to precautionary measures to protect public health & safety, maintain successes, & advance the nation’s sustainable recovery,” the media office said on Twitter.
On Friday, the ministry of health in the UAE announced 521 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 731,828.
It also announced 2 deaths due to COVID-19 complications, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 2,071.
An additional 614 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 723,337.
