The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis, and Disasters Committee has approved the entry process for public places limited to vaccinated citizens, residents and tourists. The process will be implemented effective from Friday, 20 August 2021.
The approved process allows entry for those vaccinated with green status on Al Hosn app, which appears after a negative PCR test result and remains for 30 days.
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Entry is also allowed for those exempted from vaccination with green status on Al Hosn app, which appears after a negative PCR test result and remains for seven days. Children under 16 years, whose status will appear as green on Al Hosn app without the requirement of a test, will also be allowed entry.
Unvaccinated individuals and those with grey status on Al Hosn app, which reflects an expired PCR test, are prohibited from entering these public places.
• As the ‘green pass’ system comes into effect again from Friday (August 20), only fully vaccinated individuals will be able to enter most public places in the emirate.
• The capacity for shopping malls will increase to 80 per cent and cinemas 40 per cent from the current 30 per cent. Entertainment centres, cultural centres, museums, meanwhile, will function at 80 per cent capacity.
• Restaurants and cafes will be able to have guests up to 80 per cent, allowing up to 10 people to sit at one table. But guests will have to follow the Covid-19 protocol and wear masks when they are not dining.
• Capacity cap at community and sports events, corporate events such as exhibitions and conferences, and entertainment events, and wedding halls has been raised to 60 per cent. A negative PCR test result received within 48 hours of the event will be a must to attend such gatherings.
• Public transportation can operate with 75 per cent passenger capacity. Public buses currently operate at 50 per cent. A taxi driver can travel with up to 3 passengers in a 5-person taxi and 4 passengers in a 7-person taxi.
• The operating capacity of health clubs, sports academies, gyms, and spas will be maintained at 50 per cent. People have been urged to wear masks and follow physical distance.
