UAE confirms 536 new coronavirus cases, five deaths

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The UAE Health Ministry reported 536 new coronavirus cases after conducting more than 35,000 tests, bringing the total number of cases to 10,349.

The ministry also announced that five people who tested positive for COVID-19 died due to complications. This brings the total death toll to 76.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention expressed sincere condolences to the families of the deceased.

The total number of recovered cases of coronavirus has reached 1978 with 91 cases fully recovered on Sunday after receiving treatment.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, Abu Dhabi Health Authority and Dubai Health Authority have jointly launched an app named ALHOSN UAE for smart phones and devices.

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This new app, which can be downloaded on Android and IOS devices is free of cost, and will be an official digital platform for COVID-19 tests in the UAE. This is a national initiative aimed at supporting the Government’s efforts to contain the pandemic.

The easy to use app combines the benefits of STAY HOME and TRACE COVID, the two apps previously launched by the Department of Health. It also guarantees high degree of privacy protection to the users through artificial intelligence and other technological tools.

The app, which carries the name of Abu Dhabi’s historic fort, allows individuals to benefit from services developed in the country, including receiving COVID-19 test results on their phones.

Every user will have a unique QR code, which will serve as a guide on his health status, allowing him to go to public places and interact with others comfortably and confidently.

The ALHOSN UAE app depends on the use of short-term Bluetooth signals, to show whether the person is in close proximity to people who have had contact with patients infected with the Covid-19 virus.

This is possible if they also have the same app on their phones as the phones exchange the metadata stored in them. The app is also encrypted and the data remain only on the user's phone.

Through this data, the competent health authorities can quickly identify people at risk of transmission to them so that they can communicate with them and retest them again.

ALHOSN UAE application also provides a service that shows the extent to which people in home quarantine adhere to the instructions and avoid contact with other people. This is all aimed at protecting the people in quarantine as well as the rest of the society.