UAE lifts ban on fruits, vegetables from Kerala

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UAE lifts ban on fruits, vegetables from Kerala

Kerala - In wake of the earlier ban instated at the end of May.

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Published: Thu 5 Jul 2018, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Thu 5 Jul 2018, 9:23 PM

The ban on all fruits and vegetables imported from the state of Kerala, India, issued in May by the UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has just been lifted.
According to the statement, "Shipments of the fresh vegetables and fruits from Kerala should be attached with a certificate confirming that it is free from infection with the virus as an additional document with each shipment to the UAE."

The ban had been instated following the lethal Nipah virus outbreak.
More than 17 people in Kerala had died since the outbreak of the virus linked to fruit bats.
The virus was transmitted through secretions from the bat to the fruit it feeds on or touches, according to the ministry.


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