Dubai Tourism: The UAE will open travel to all vaccinated people from Monday

The United Arab Emirates announced that it will resume issuing visas to all tourists who have been vaccinated against the new coronavirus from the Monday one month ago. Dubai Hold the postponed Expo 2020.

The move comes at a time when coronavirus infections in the oil-rich Gulf country are declining, and the number of cases reported in the country last week fell below 1,000 for the first time in months.

this UAEThe official WAM news agency reported on Saturday that in order to “achieve sustainable recovery and economic growth,” it has decided to reopen to tourists from all countries.

Eligible people must be fully vaccinated with one of the Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, including AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, Sinopharm, and Kexing.

“The decision applies to citizens of all countries, including those from countries that were previously banned,” WAM said.

“Passengers arriving on a tourist visa must undergo a mandatory PCR test at the airport,” it added.

The UAE is composed of seven emirates, including the capital Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Although life in the country has basically returned to normal during the Covid pandemic, it continues to enforce strict masks and social distancing regulations.

Dubai was counting on six months last year Dubai Expo 2020-delayed by a year due to the health crisis, is now scheduled to open in October-to attract millions of tourists and boost economic development.

The emirate, which is heavily dependent on tourism, was one of the first destinations to open its doors to tourists. It began accepting tourists in July last year, a few months after the outbreak of the pandemic.

At the same time, Abu Dhabi is more cautious and only opened to some tourists in December.

To date, the UAE has recorded more than 715,000 cases of Covid-19 infection, with 2,036 deaths.