UAE residents who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will now quarantine for only five days, down from 10.
The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis, and Disasters Committee has approved updated travel procedures for vaccinated citizens and residents of the emirate, effective Monday, May 3, 2021.
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As per the new procedures, vaccinated travelers arriving from ‘green’ countries must take a PCR test on arrival and on day six, without the need to quarantine.
Vaccinated travelers arriving from other countries must take a PCR test on arrival, quarantine for five days, and take another PCR test on day four from arrival to the country.
The protocol applies to all vaccinated UAE citizens and residents in the emirate of Abu Dhabi who received their second vaccine dose at least 28 days earlier, which is documented in the vaccine report on the Al Hosn app.
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Meanwhile, non-vaccinated citizens and residents of Abu Dhabi arriving from ‘green’ countries must take a PCR test on arrival without the need to quarantine, as well as two other PCR tests on days six and 12.
Those arriving from other countries must take a PCR test on arrival, quarantine for ten days and take another PCR test on day eight.
