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Proof of Covid-19 vaccination, PCR test needed to enter Expo Dubai

The six-month world fair will feature exhibitions by 192 countries
  • PCR tests will be free for ticket-holders with a 'network' of testing centres available across the city
  • The Expo site will have mandatory masks, two-metre social distancing rules and sanitisation stations

Expo 2020 visitors will need a coronavirus vaccination or a negative PCR test to enter, organisers in Dubai said on Wednesday, two weeks before the giant event opens.

The six-month world fair, featuring exhibitions by 192 countries, is expected to attract more than 20 million international visitors when it opens on October 1 after a year’s Covid delay.

PCR tests will be free for ticket-holders with a “network” of testing centres available across the city, organisers said. The new rules apply to visitors aged 18 and over.

“By updating our vaccination and testing requirements, we are opening up a world of discovery and education for every visitor from every corner of the planet,” Expo 2020 director-general Reem Al Hashimy said in a statement.

“This enhanced measure is responsible, agile and necessary as we prepare to open our doors to the world,” she added.

Vaccines are mandatory for all Expo staff and employees of international participants, while the site will have mandatory masks, two-metre (six-foot) social distancing rules and sanitisation stations.

The United Arab Emirates has administered 19 million vaccination doses, with 80 percent of the population fully vaccinated.