Eligible residents are encouraged to seek booster dose.
Members of the public are being urged by authorities to undergo a PCR test before family visits and meeting the elderly.
The announcement made by The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said that regularly testing was vital in controlling the spread of COVID-19.
The official spokesperson of the MoHAP, Dr. Noura Al Ghaithi stressed the importance of avoiding handshakes and other forms of physical greetings, while continuing to wear masks and maintaining social distancing.
She also advised the public to rely on official sources for information on pandemic updates and to avoid rumours and false news.
Currently Abu Dhabi residents must undergo a PCR test every 14 days in order to maintain their green status on the Al Hosn app.
Federal Government employees must undergo PCR testing every seven days.
Residents who have received their second dose of Pfizer-BioNtech or Sputnik V more than six months ago are also encouraged to seek their booster shot.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) issued manuals for #COVID-19 booster shots, and all eligible individuals are urged to take the vaccine booster dose six months after taking their second dose.
#Together_We_Recover pic.twitter.com/yRiCEdELzI— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) January 5, 2022
At the time of writing, more than 113 million PCR tests have been conducted in the UAE with 23,473 active cases of COVID-19 recorded in the country.
100 per cent of the population has received one dose of a COVID-19 jab with more than 92 per cent being considered fully vaccinated.
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