A new set of protocols and requirements for those wanting to enter Abu Dhabi were issued over the weekend.
On Friday it was announced by the Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee that starting on Saturday that visitors and residents would be able to enter the UAE capital provided they had received a negative COVID-19 test result within 48 hours, either through a PCR or DPI test.
Previously it was stated that a DPI test also required a PCR test, but this is no longer the case.
“In line with efforts to expand testing for the early detection of COVID-19 infections, Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has updated procedures for entering Abu Dhabi emirate,” Abu Dhabi media office stated on their official Twitter page, sharing more detailed guidelines
In line with efforts to expand testing for the early detection of COVID-19 infections, Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has updated procedures for entering Abu Dhabi emirate. pic.twitter.com/2zmpn61ZFK
— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@admediaoffice) September 4, 2020
However, it was stipulated that those “who stay for six consecutive days or more within Abu Dhabi emirate must now take a PCR test on the sixth day of each visit, in order to protect the health and safety of the community”.
Residents and visitors who stay for six consecutive days or more within Abu Dhabi emirate must now take a PCR test on the sixth day of each visit, in order to protect the health and safety of the community.
— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@admediaoffice) September 4, 2020
Just recently, it was also reported that there have been some changes made to the self-isolation process for those who test positive for COVID-19 in Abu Dhabi.
According to a report by , anyone who tests positive for coronavirus in the emirate must now self-isolate in a healthcare facility which includes designated hotels and hospital.
Self-quarantine was previously allowed in the UAE capital, but this is no longer the case. Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19, even if they appear to be asymptomatic, is now required to be admitted into a healthcare facility.
“The Home Isolation Programme has been discontinued late in August,” Dr Shada Al Ghazali of the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre told The National. “All Covid-19 cases are isolated in assigned isolation sites and, or hotels.
“This is in line with the emirate’s strategy to control the spread of COVID-19.”
