Emiratis prohibited from travel to 14 countries, including India and Pakistan

Authorities urge UAE citizens to follow Covid-19 rules

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  The UAE will next review flights between the country and India in early July.

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  People workout at a gym in Mumbai, as India's financial hub.

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  Commuters wait to board the metro at a station on June 7, 2021.

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  A man commutes on a train after the services were allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity in New Delhi. AFP

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  Shopkeepers wait to open their stores at a market area after authorities eased lockdown restrictions in New Delhi.

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  A pedestrian walks past a mural representing awareness measures against Covid-19 in Navi Mumbai.

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  A shopkeeper paints a social distancing mark outside his shop after shops were allowed to reopen with restrictions in New Delhi.

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  A shopkeeper offers prayers after he reopened his store in Mumbai.

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  A shopkeeper cleans up after shops were allowed to reopen in New Delhi.

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  Workers carry goods at a market area in New Delhi.

UAE authorities have announced that Emiratis are prohibited from travelling to countries the UAE has banned entry from, including India, Pakistan and South Africa.

Other countries on the list include: Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Namibia, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation and the National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority on Thursday said it came as travel season began in earnest and amid the exceptional circumstances the Covid-19 pandemic has brought.

Both entities said that UAE diplomatic missions in the countries; emergency treatment cases; official delegations; and previously authorised business and technical delegates were exempt from the decision.

They also urged UAE citizens to follow all measures regarding Covid-19 and adhere to isolation rules should they test positive during their travels. They also have to notify the UAE embassies in their host countries if they get infected.

The ministry also called on citizens to register in the "twajudi" service before their travel.

Earlier in the week, Etihad Airways said a ban on travellers from four South Asian countries where the highly infectious Delta variant of Covid-19 was detected will continue for three more weeks.

In the UAE, one third of cases (33.9 per cent) were the Delta variant, officials said.

The national airline said restrictions on passengers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka would remain in place until July 21.

The number of new daily cases has fallen in India but the country’s authorities continue to report tens of thousands a day.