The UAE authorities on Friday prohibited its nationals from touring to 14 international locations, together with India and Pakistan, in a serious step to arrest the unfold of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) introduced that its residents are prohibited from travelling to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Namibia, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Africa, and Nigeria.
“Exempt from the decision are the UAE diplomatic missions in the aforementioned countries; emergency treatment cases; official delegations and previously authorised business and technical delegates,” they stated in a press release launched to the UAE’s official information company WAM.
“In a joint statement marking the commencement of the peak travel season which coincides with the exceptional circumstances the world is going through currently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MoFAIC and NCEMA underlined the need for the UAE citizens to comply with all precautionary measures in general, particularly the COVID-19 countermeasures, and all other preventative protocols in place in their countries of destination,” it stated.
The two entities additionally emphasised on the necessity for the UAE residents to stick to self-isolation ought to they get COVID-19 optimistic throughout their journey, and guarantee compliance with all directions, necessities and well being protocols utilized by their host international locations.
They had been additionally requested to inform the UAE embassies of their host international locations in case they get contaminated.
On Friday, India noticed a single-day rise of 46,617 new coronavirus infections, taking the tally to three,04,58,251, whereas the nationwide restoration fee has crossed 97 per cent, based on the Union Health Ministry.
The loss of life toll resulting from COVID-19 rose to 4,00,312 with 853 every day fatalities.
Over 34 crore vaccine doses have been administered underneath the nationwide vaccination drive up to now, it stated.
The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention on Thursday reported 1,675 new COVID-19 instances together with 1,556 recoveries and eight deaths.
The whole variety of instances within the UAE as on July 1 are 634,582, whereas whole recoveries stand at 612,998. The loss of life toll now stands at 1,819.
