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World Print 2020-04-04

Drive-thru coronavirus testing in UAE: swab and go

A drive-through coronavirus screening centre in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi has become a go-to destination for many wanting reassurance during the pandemic. The facility, believed to be the first of its kind in the Gulf, greets around 600 people a day in th
Published 04 Apr, 2020 12:00am

A drive-through coronavirus screening centre in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi has become a go-to destination for many wanting reassurance during the pandemic. The facility, believed to be the first of its kind in the Gulf, greets around 600 people a day in the 12 hours it is in service.
The test is free for the elderly, pregnant women and anyone showing symptoms of COVID-19. Others can get tested for 370 dirhams ($100). A nurse approaches the car to take the passengers' temperatures and then takes a nasal swab - a five-minute procedure.
"It is safer than going to the hospital, which is scary these days, especially for children," said Mohammed Abdullah al-Thahnani, who took his family to get tested after a 14-day quarantine upon arriving from abroad.

Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2020

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