Dubai – Mubasher: Emirates airline announced that passengers from 10 countries will be required to obtain a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) certificate issued by a local government approved laboratory.

“Certificates must be issued no more than 96 hours before departure,” the state-owned flag carrier airline said on its official website on Wednesday.

Passengers from the following countries are required to carry the negative test before departure: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iran, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, and Tanzania, as well as the following US cities: Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale, and Orlando, including passengers originating from California, Florida, and Texas connecting to an Emirates flight to Dubai.