ABU DHABI / WAM 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. 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. ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah’s Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) is to collaborate with the Emirates Marine Environment Group (EMEG) to establish a large-scale coral nursery off the coast of the island of Sir Bu Nair. The project, part of EPAA’s annual programme of conservation initiatives for the island, is designed to mitigate the impact of coral bleaching events that ...

Bloomberg Reliance Industries Ltd started testing its online shopping portal three days after Facebook Inc said it will invest $5.7 billion in digital assets controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani. JioMart, an e-commerce venture of Reliance Retail, went live in three neighbourhoods surrounding Mumbai, leveraging a deal that gives it access to WhatsApp’s 400 million users in India currently under lockdown. ...