The new measures will be in place from 8am (UAE time) on Tuesday…
The UK has changed its travel rules again in light of the concern about the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. All travellers intending to journey to the UK from the UAE must take a PCR test before they board their flight. The new rules come into effect at 8am UAE time on Tuesday, December 7.
According to Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport of the United Kingdom, travellers aged 12 and upwards must take either a PCR or lateral flow test prior to flying to the UK. This ‘applies regardless of vaccination status’.
✈️TRAVEL UPDATE:
From 4am on Tuesday 7 December all passengers aged 12 + MUST take a covid test up to 2 days before departure to England.👉 Can either be a PCR or a lateral flow
👉 Applies regardless of vaccination status
👉 CTA standard rules apply— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) December 4, 2021
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