Dubai has released a list of countries whose passengers will need to undergo a second PCR swab test when they land from the 1st of August to confirm their negative test for Covid19. The following list includes nations with a high number of new cases and where there is a lack of recognized Covid19 testing centers:
Afghanistan
Armenia
Bangladesh
Brazil
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyztan
Lebanon
Montenegro
Nigeria
Russia
Pakistan
Philippines
Serbia
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
US – Dallas Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, also passengers originating from California, Florida and Texas who connect to an Emirates flight from any airport to Dubai.