The UAE strengthened COVID-19 limitations again on Monday to safeguard the community from spreading the virus. In addition to decreasing the validity of the Green Pass on Alhosn to 14 days, officials will again resume levying penalties on those who do not wear masks rigorously in indoor public areas.
The Al Hosn Green Pass's validity is reduced from 30 to 14 days. Except at schools and universities, which will enforce it from June 20 onwards, the ruling will take effect tomorrow, June 15.
The news comes after a 100 percent surge in cases which is less than a week across the country and an increase in hospitalization rates. Fasttrackvisa found the cause as suspected of residents breaking the mandated 10-day home isolation regulation. Officials have warned individuals that breaking the rule is a criminal violation.
While the mask requirement for outdoor locations has repeals, people must continue to wear masks indoors, a restriction that will be severely enforced, with fines of AED 3,000 for anybody caught without one.
What exactly is a Green Pass?
Green Pass is one of the emirate's proactive steps to stop the virus and its altered strains from spreading. A Green Pass on the Alhosn app to safeguard public health and safety. To visit select public areas in the Abu Dhabi emirate. Citizens, residents, and tourists are all affected.
What is the purpose of a Green Pass?
In the emirate of Abu Dhabi, you must use the green pass to visit some public places. Shopping malls, restaurants and cafés, sports and recreational facilities, health resorts, universities and academic institutions, museums and cultural centers, entertainment centers, and stores outside shopping malls are all affected by the ruling (except supermarkets and pharmacies).
Those with a grey status on the Alhosn app, which indicates an expired PCR test (PCR tests expire every 7 days for those with an official exemption from vaccination and every 14 days for those vaccinated), are not allowed to visit specific public venues.
With a negative PCR test acquired within 48 hours, unvaccinated persons can attend events, tourist attractions, and cultural places in Abu Dhabi.
So, what's the deal with Green Pass?
Malls, government offices, hotels, cafes, gyms, schools, airports, and hospitals require the Green Pass to get admission to various public locations and activities in the UAE. When you have a negative PCR test result, you can get it.
Individuals who fall into one of the following categories are eligible for the Al Hosn green pass.
1st category
Individuals that fall within this group should be able to:
To keep their green pass, they must vaccinate with a booster injection six months after receiving their second primary dose and have a negative PCR test result every 14 days.
Individuals who have had both doses of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine and a booster injection are wholly immunized. A booster shot is available to anyone who had their second immunization dosage more than 6 months ago.
2nd category
Individuals who are exempt from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine: those with a documented medical exemption and a negative PCR test result every seven days.
Those who have recovered from COVID-19 infection and have a negative PCR test result must repeat the test every 14 days.
3rd category
Non-vaccinated or partly vaccinated people fall into this group. They will be able to get a green pass on the Al Hosn app if they get a negative PCR test result within 48 hours and fill out a disclaimer form.
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The advantages of having an Al Hosn green pass
The Al Hosn app's colour-coded scheme is to facilitate mobility and tourism around the nation. The EU DCC and IATA Travel Pass systems are also compatible with the Al Hosn travel pass. The app may display the user's COVID-19 test results and the holder's immunization certificate.
Applicants who want to attend EmSAT exam centers safely can purchase an EmSAT permit.
Those travelling to Abu Dhabi must now have had their booster shot. Those who have not yet received their second dosage can enter the emirate. If they have a negative PCR test report within 48 hours.
The UAE government has lifted a few COVID-19 limitations and the green permit is no longer necessary to enter Abu Dhabi. They no longer utilize EDE scanners and thermal screens in public venues to identify COVID-19 infection and allow public admission. Sanitizing and wearing face masks is not mandatory in outdoor public locations.
A green pass is necessary to visit retail malls, hotels, public parks, and beaches. As well as entertainment venues such as movies, museums, restaurants, and cafés.
As a vaccination pass for travel to the EU, Al Hosn
Vaccine certificates issued in the UAE are now legally recognized and linked to the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC). Allowing fully vaccinated UAE travellers to travel freely within the EU. It will be considerably easier to travel between the UAE and the EU.
Stricter regulation
During a press conference on Monday, NCEMA stated that all stakeholders had urged to tighten supervision over green pass validity to safeguard everyone's health and safety.
Fine of 3,000 Dh
"We would want to remind the community that wearing face masks in closed spaces is obligatory and neglecting to do so is a violation," Al Amri said. Violations can result in a fine of up to Dh3000. A few patients infected with COVID-19 also showed a lack of devotion to isolation restrictions. People's lack of accountability endangers society's safety and allows the virus to spread.
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Recoveries of Covid-19 in the recent past
Because many healed COVID-19 patients continue to test positive for an extended period. The Al Hosn app offers two ways for users to go from red to green and attend public places as what fasttrackvisa mentions:
- You can quarantine for 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19 until your status becomes green on day 11.
- You will then have a 'green status' for 14 days, following which you must have a PCR test. Every 14 days to keep your 'green status' on Al Hosn.
- If you've healed entirely within 10 days, you can take two negative PCR tests. Which will give you a 14-day 'green status' on the app.
AdminPUBLISHED ON 06 Jul 2022
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