All passengers arriving at the Abu Dhabi International Airport will be given a free PCR test, the results of which will be obtained in 90 minutes. The testing will be done by a lab located inside the airport. The quick result giving RT-PCR tests is launched along with Pure Health Labs and Tamouh Healthcare.

All the passengers who arrive through terminals 1 and 3 would be tested. Results would be shared by SMS and WhatsApp and will also be available on the Al Hosn mobile application.

Passengers who are from the ‘green’ list of countries specified by the Abu Dhabi government and have received negative results would not be required to self-isolate. Travelers who are not from the green nations would have to self-isolate for 10 days and also require a quarantine wristband fitted at the airport’s testing tent.

All National Vaccination Programme and Phase III clinical trials participants who have an identification mark of letter E or a gold star on the Al Hosn app are also exempted from self-quarantine procedures. All passengers that are transiting through the airport would not be tested.

Over 190 medics would be present at the airport with the testing lab having the capacity to test over 20,000 travelers and staff per day.

The green list of countries was originally published in December and is updated regularly. The most recent changes took place on Monday.

In Abu Dhabi’s travel list 13 destinations are there. The inclusion depends on the latest development in the country’s Covid-19 protocols. These countries are Australia, Bhutan, Brunei, China, Greenland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.

All Abu Dhabi international travelers must have a negative PCR test result and take another test on entering the capital.

Not all countries on the green list are open for tourism.

Covid-19 rules in Abu Dhabi as of March 4 are:

• Diners are limited to four people per table, including family members living in the same home
• Malls to have 40% capacity
• Restaurants, cafes, hotels, and public beaches and parks cannot have more than 60% of the regular number of visitors
• Gyms, private beaches, and swimming pools cannot have a capacity of more than half
• Cinemas closed
• Public transport, such as taxis and buses, are limited to 45% and 75% capacity, respectively
• Up to 10 family members can gather together but they must wear face masks and remain at least two meters apart
• Parties and other social gatherings have been banned
• Entry to Abu Dhabi requires either a DPI or PCR test taken within a certain time of travel to the emirate from another part of the country
• A DPI test result is valid for 24 hours to enter Abu Dhabi but cannot be used to enter Abu Dhabi on two consecutive occasions. If a person is in Abu Dhabi for more than 48 hours, he will have to take a PCR test on day three of entry, and a second PCR on day seven, if they remain in the emirate for a week or more. The day of entry to Abu Dhabi is considered day one
• A PCR test result must be received within 48 hours of entry into the capital. If the person stays in Abu Dhabi for four days or more, they must take another PCR test on day four and day eight