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New COVID-19 testing facility opens at Dubai World Trade Centre

Thursday, 17 December 2020 14:42

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Company representatives, exhibitors and exhibition-goers can now get COVID-19 test done at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), Dubai Health Authority has announced.

The services will be provided to those participating and visiting the international conferences that are hosted at DWTC, Dr. Farida Al Khaja, CEO of Clinical Support Services and Nursing Sector said.

The move is in line with the authority’s vision to continue to provide easy and accessible COVID-19 testing services across the Emirate.

Dr. Al Khaja added that Dubai’s capacity of conducting COVID-19 PCR tests has reached more than 80,000 tests per day. This includes both public and private sector providers. The turn-around time for the results is between 24 and 48 hours.

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