Students are required to obtain a negative PCR result every two weeks

The return of attendance education in schools and universities in two phases

  • The health authorities decided to implement the green traffic system for students to reduce infection.

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  • Hazza Al-Mansoori: "Suspending external school trips until further notice, while continuing sports and cultural activities in schools."

  • Farida Al Hosani: “Health authorities and hospitals are at the highest levels of readiness to provide health care to all segments of society.”

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The official spokesman for the education sector in the country, Hazza Al Mansouri, confirmed during a media briefing to the UAE government, to introduce the latest developments and cases related to the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country, that the educational sector in the country is ready and proactive to deal with emergency situations, in order to ensure the continuity of The educational process is optimal, pointing to the continuous follow-up to the data and developments of the crisis to support the most appropriate decisions, pointing to the review of the epidemiological situation and its developments, especially during the current period, to facilitate the process of safe return and to ensure public health, health and safety of students, teachers and administrative staff in educational facilities.

He said: "Within the framework of following up on the developments of the situation and to facilitate the safe return to schools, it was decided to return the study in the UAE to the attendance system in two groups, the first group starting on January 24.

The decision includes kindergarten students, first-cycle students, 12th or 13th grade students - for the British system - and students who will take international and main exams, and students of higher education institutions, and the green traffic system will be applied to them.

And Al-Mansoori continued: "As for the second group, which relates to the rest of the educational levels, students will return to in-person education starting from January 31, and the ministry has approved a set of precautionary controls and measures to run the educational process in the coming period."

He stressed that all students at all levels are obligated to obtain a negative PCR test result of no more than 96 hours at the first entry to educational facilities, after which a PCR examination is required every two weeks, and the green traffic system will be implemented for parents. Things are through the Al-Hosn application to enter educational facilities, with a negative PCR test result, valid for 96 hours.

He pointed to the suspension of external school trips until further notice, with the continuation of sports and cultural activities in schools according to the precautionary measures adopted, pointing out that the option of distance education is available in the event that parents wish to continue educating their children remotely until a reassessment of the developments of the epidemiological situation in the country, School administrations will also communicate directly with parents and provide updates on the study system and health status.

Al-Mansoori advised the students’ families to start performing a nasal swab for their children (BCR) to avoid crowding in the examination centers or delaying results and in order to preserve the health and safety of society, noting that these standards are subject to updating and change based on the latest requirements and studies of health authorities.

For her part, the official spokesman for the health sector in the country, Dr. Farida Al Hosani, confirmed that the UAE has presented, since the beginning of the pandemic, a unique model in a flexible and thoughtful approach to managing the global health crisis represented by the “Covid-19” virus, noting that this readiness and readiness were As a result of cooperation and coordination between all national agencies and relevant sectors of different specializations, which work in the spirit of one team in order to preserve the health of society to reach the stage of recovery.

Al-Hosani stressed that national efforts in all hospitals specialized in treating cases of “Covid-19” are continuing to provide a preventive health environment for members of society, pointing out that health authorities and hospitals are at the highest levels of readiness of qualified human cadres, specialized work teams and advanced medical services to provide health care for all. The segments of society, including citizens, residents and visitors of the state.

And the percentage of those who received the first dose of the total population reached 100%, while the percentage of those who received two doses of the vaccine was 93.19% of the total approved population census.

She said that the UAE has been keen from an early age to provide approved vaccinations free of charge in government and private health facilities in the country to ensure that the vaccine is provided to the largest segment of society members in order to achieve immunity and to enhance the protection of the health of individuals, and studies have proven that supportive doses significantly help reduce infection risks, complications and deaths. .

She called on community members to be careful and check when disease symptoms appear, especially respiratory symptoms that are very similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu, as it is not possible to differentiate between infection with “Covid-19” and other respiratory diseases through symptoms, noting the importance of conducting periodic examinations from The door of reassurance of health.

Al-Hosani added that taking the vaccine does not dispense with adherence to preventive and precautionary measures such as wearing a mask, hygiene of hands, maintaining physical distance and following other approved protocols for control and control, noting that the responsibility rests with everyone, specifically when talking about preserving the state's gains and achievements and what has been achieved. During the past two years.

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