PCR test for COVID-19 to cost Dhs250 in Dubai - GulfToday

PCR test for COVID-19 to cost Dhs250 in Dubai

  • 13 Sep 2020
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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

 

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced that it has reduced the cost of COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests to Dhs250.

 

The DHA reduced the cost of COVID-19 testing to make it more accessible to the public and encourage proactive medical examinations as a precautionary and preventive measure.

 

The authority said in a statement issued on Sunday, that it will spare no effort to combat COVID-19 to ensure the safety of society and the health of its members

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