Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will gradually lift all the COVID restrictions, starting from tomorrow, February 15.
This new decision comes in the wake of the decline in Omicron-driven COVID-19 cases in the country since January 22 when cases had reached 3,000 per day. Since then, the daily cases have been on the decline. On Monday, February 14, the UAE reported 1,191 new cases of COVID-19 and 2,713 recoveries.
On February 9, 2022, the National Emergency Crisis Management Authority announced that the UAE will gradually lift the COVID-19 restrictions to reach full capacity at venues by mid-February, as the number of infections and hospitalizations decreased.
The authorities stressed the need for people to continue to adhere to all precautionary measures, including wearing face masks.
On Tuesday, February 8, Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre said that fully vaccinated citizens and residents should consider getting a fourth Pfizer-BioNTech or Sinopharm vaccine.
In a statement, the authority said eligible people can receive a booster dose of Sinopharm or Pfizer-BioNTech based on their vaccination history and age, to enhance public safety and maintain green status on the Al Hosn app.
More than 23.7 million vaccine doses have been administered to the public since the start of inoculation in December 2020.
About 95 per cent of the UAE population is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
This post was last modified on February 14, 2022 9:30 pm