As of next week, the COVID-19 testing requirements for entering Abu Dhabi will have changed.
It was announced by the Abu Dhabi Crisis, Emergency and Disasters Committee on Wednesday evening that new guidelines will be implemented from Sunday, November 8.
In a statement issued via the Abu Dhabi Media Office, it was stipulated: “Residents and visitors who enter Abu Dhabi from 8 Nov and stay for 4 or more consecutive days must take a PCR test on the 4th day of entry.
Residents and visitors who enter #AbuDhabi from 8 Nov and stay for 4 or more consecutive days must take a PCR test on the 4th day of entry. If they stay for 8 or more consecutive days, they must take another PCR test on the 8th day. Day 1 is counted from the day of entry.
— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@admediaoffice) November 4, 2020
“If they stay for 8 or more consecutive days, they must take another PCR test on the 8th day. Day 1 is counted from the day of entry.”
At present, those travelling into Abu Dhabi only need to undergo a second COVID-19 PCR test on the sixth day, but this has now been replaced with the four-day and eight-day rule.
However, those who are currently in the COVID-19 vaccine trials taking place in the UAE are exempt from the above rules.
