Saudi Gazette report

ABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi has approved the usage of the "green pass" on the Alhosn app to access a broad range of facilities and attractions across the emirate, the UAE's official news agency WAM reported on Wednesday.

The move, which will come into force on June 15 (Tuesday), is based on the emirate’s 4-pillar strategy to combat COVID-19 focused on vaccination, active contract tracings, safe entry, and adopting preventive measures.

According to the Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee (NCEMA), a "green pass" will be mandatory in order to access venues including:

• Shopping malls

• Large supermarkets

• Restaurants, bars and cafés

• Museums

• Cinemas

• Entertainment centres

• Gyms

• Hotels (and facilities within)

• Public parks

• Public beaches

• Private beaches and swimming pools

The committee clarified that these procedures complement existing and approved procedures for activities in vital sectors and apply to those aged 16 years and above.

Earlier this week, the UAE's health minisitry updated the app’s color-coding system to define six categories of immunization, including fully vaccinated, second dose recipients, first dose recipients waiting for a second dose appointment or late to their second dose appointment, those exempt from receiving the vaccine, and the non-vaccinated.

Category 1: For those vaccinated who have received their second dose at least 28 days earlier or are volunteers in vaccine trials, a negative PCR test result will see the Alhosn status appear in green for 30 days as well as show the active icon (letter E or gold star) for seven days.

For all categories, the Alhosn status will turn from green to gray once the relevant PCR test validity ends.

The status will turn red should the test result be positive, whereupon approved procedures have to be followed.