United Arab Emirates resumes issuing of visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid from today (Monday).

The UAE's official WAM news agency reported that the decision has been taken to achieve sustainable recovery and economic growth.  

It said those eligible would have to be fully inoculated with one of the Covid-19 vaccines approved by World Health Organization, including AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, Sinopharm and Sinovac.

The news agency said the decision applies to citizens of all countries, including those which were previously banned.