The Dubai Health Authority recently issued a travel advisory for people travelling in and out of Dubai from 'At risk' countries. The DHA outlines what travellers can expect in the event of quarantine, and best practices for preventing the spread of the virus
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00:00Regarding the travel advice, we usually advise passengers who are traveling through Dubai Airport
00:06to follow the hygiene advice that were announced by the health authorities.
00:12The most important advice is to keep the hand hygiene.
00:16To sanitize your hand or wash the hands regularly.
00:20Avoid touching common areas, surfaces and then touching your face,
00:25especially eyes, nose and mouth.
00:27And to be careful when sneezing or when coughing.
00:31It is usually advised to use either a handkerchief or to cover your nose and mouth.
00:37And that is all to prevent spread of infection.
00:41When travelers are traveling into Dubai through the airport,
00:46we usually perform two kinds of screening.
00:49The first one is the thermal scanning.
00:51And all the passengers traveling into Dubai will undergo the thermal scanning.
00:56The scanners are done through a remote camera.
01:00And the temperature is being measured through the device.
01:04So there is no actual contact between the device and the passenger.
01:08They just have to walk through the area of screening.
01:11The other test that is being done currently at the airport,
01:15it's the laboratory testing.
01:18Where we actually have specified the countries of concern.
01:22And passengers traveling into Dubai from these countries will undergo a laboratory test
01:28where a sample from the nasal secretion is being collected.
01:31And it's being tested in the laboratory.
01:34Now passengers who undergo the laboratory test are advised to go ahead
01:40and can leave the airport and go back home.
01:43We usually advise them to stay at home until their lab results are out,
01:47which is usually within 24 hours.
01:50Now if their lab results are negative or positive,
01:54they are usually informed by the public health department at Dubai Health Authority.
01:58Negative results, they can perform their daily routine active life.
02:03Positive results, they will be advised to come in
02:07and for further treatment and investigation by our physicians at the hospitals.
02:12People who are planning to travel to countries of concern
02:15and then they decide to come back to Dubai,
02:18then they should expect that a 14-day quarantine will be implemented.
02:22And this is actually to guarantee their safety,
02:25the safety of their families and of their community.
02:28Now during this quarantine, they will be contacted regularly by medical staff
02:35and they will be tested to assure their safety and their well-being.
02:40People who are traveling to countries that are not listed as a country of concern,
02:45we just advise to follow the regular guidelines of preventing the spread of infection
02:51through hand hygiene and through avoiding crowded areas
02:55and avoiding the sneezing and the coughing.
02:59The quarantine or the home quarantine will be implemented on passengers
03:04who are traveling from countries of concern.
03:06Now the countries of concern are usually listed online
03:10according to the results that are published by every country
03:15on the website of the World Health Organization.
03:18Now the reason why we cannot specify what are these countries
03:23is because the list changes regularly.
03:25But we will announce every day the concerned countries
03:32so that people would be aware of whether or not they have to be screened.
03:36Also for travelers who are concerned about whether or not
03:41they will perform the screening or the quarantine,
03:44we do have a call center in Dubai Health Authority where they can contact us
03:48and we will give them all the information that they need to know about their travel.
03:51Quarantine is actually for all age groups,
03:54simply because the COVID-19 virus can affect children and adults.
04:01Usually children are not kept alone, they would be with their parents
04:05and clear instruction will be given to them by the medical team
04:09who would be advising them on what to do during the 14-day period.
04:12You know because it depends on what they have.
04:14Because sometimes in the quarantine it's not just COVID-19,
04:18maybe they have other coexisting diseases like diabetes, hypertension or any other disease.
04:23So they will be getting the medical support continuously.
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