Abu Dhabi airport to offer free PCR tests on arrival with results in 90 minutes

All arriving passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport will be offered a free PCR test, with results available in 90 minutes. The lab is located inside the airport and will test samples for quick results. The new fast RT-PCR testing service has been launched with Pure Health labs and Tamouh Healthcare. Passengers arriving through terminals 1 and 3 will be tested. Results of the tests will be shared by SMS and WhatsApp and will be available on the Al Hosn mobile app. Passengers who receive a negative result and are from the list of "green" countries specified by the government of Abu Dhabi will not have to self-isolate. Those not from the green list will have to self-isolate for 10 days, and will require a quarantine wristband fitted at the PCR testing tent at the airport. Participants in the National Vaccination Programme and Phase III clinical trials who have an identification mark – a letter E or a gold star – on Al Hosn app are exempt from self-quarantine procedures. Passengers transiting through the airport will not be tested. There will be more than 190 medics at the airport and the lab has the capacity to test more than 20,000 travellers and staff daily. Originally published in December, the green list is updated regularly, with the most recent change taking place on Monday. There are now 13 destinations included on Abu Dhabi's travel list. Inclusion is dependent upon the latest developments regarding a country’s Covid-19 protocols and guidelines. These destinations are: Australia, Bhutan, Brunei, China, Greenland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. All international travellers to Abu Dhabi must present a negative PCR test result and take a second PCR test upon entering the capital. Not all countries on Abu Dhabi's green list are open for tourism. Travellers should check individual destination requirements.