Emirates issues COVID-19 test guidelines for more countries

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Passengers flying from Sudan and Tanzania must now show COVID-19 negative certificates to be accepted on an Emirates flight to Dubai.

The UAE-based carrier has added the countries to a list of 10 existing destinations from which travellers must provide a negative test certificate issued by a UAE-approved laboratory.

All certificates must be issued no more than 96 hours before departure, and a complete list of approved UAE clinics can be found on the Emirates website.

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