A PCR test for the coronavirus is compulsory on arrival and at travelers’ expense Passengers would have to self-isolate until the results of the test are received and are negative CAIRO: Bahrain will now allow residents from neighboring Gulf countries as well as holders of electronic visas and those eligible for visas on arrival, its airport authority said on Friday. A PCR test for the coronavirus is compulsory on arrival and at travelers’ expense, the authority said on its official Twitter account. Passengers would have to self-isolate until the results of the test are received and are negative.