Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) in UAE announced a new Covid-19 protocol. The ministry has approved the new protocol to enhance safe movement and tourism in the country. The green pass protocol will use Alhosn app to show vaccination status and PCR test validity.
The Al Hosn app will uses six categories that will reflect users’ vaccination status and PCR test validity. They are 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.
The Alhosn colour-coding system has been updated per the green pass protocol to reflect users’ vaccination status and PCR test validity. It defines six categories including fully vaccinated, second dose recipients and first dose recipients waiting for a second dose appointment.
— Al Hosn App (@AlHosnApp) June 7, 2021
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.
Category 2: For those who have received their second dose less than 28 days earlier, a negative PCR test result will see the Alhosn status appear in green for 14 days.
Category 3: For those who have received their first dose and are waiting for their second dose appointment, a negative PCR test result will see the Alhosn status appear in green for seven days.
For those unvaccinated with no exemption, a negative PCR test result will turn the Alhosn status green for three days. For all categories, the Alhosn status will turn grey when the relevant PCR test validity ends.
— Al Hosn App (@AlHosnApp) June 7, 2021
Category 4: For those who have received their first dose and are late to their second dose appointment by 48 days or more, a negative PCR test result will see the Alhosn status appear in green for three days.
Category 5: For those with vaccine exemption certificates as per approved processes, a negative PCR test result will see the Alhosn status appear in green for seven days.
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Category 6: For those unvaccinated and do not have vaccine exemption, a negative PCR test result will see the Alhosn status appear in green for three days.
For all categories, the Alhosn status will turn grey when the relevant PCR test validity ends. The status will turn red when the test result is positive and usual approved procedures will need to be followed.
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