Wed 13 May 2020:
Health authorities in the United Arab Emirates will be providing free coronavirus tests to Emirati citizens, pregnant women, residents above the age of 50 starting next week, according to an official statement carried by state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM).
The statement said the decision to issue free tests for specific categories of people starting next week came under directives of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed as part of the country’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Ministry of Health and Community Protection and the National Authority for Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management announced in a joint statement that His Highness also directed a free examination of the domestic workers employed in the homes of citizens, in addition to other social categories including people of determination, pregnant women, residents above 50 years of age,” the statement read.
The directives for free coronavirus tests will also include those people showing symptoms of coronavirus, and those who have come in direct contact with the infected.
Health authorities will specify the date and timing for the tests to be conducted at a later time, according to the statement added.
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