180 dirhams, the cost of a nasal swab, and additional discounts for domestic workers

Reducing the price of the Corona examination by 50% within two weeks

The recent period has witnessed an increase in examinations to include new segments of society.

Photography: Eric Arazas

Medical facilities in Abu Dhabi revealed that the price of the nasal swab to detect the Coronavirus has been reduced to more than 50% within two weeks, as the fees for the examination amounted to 180 dirhams, after the basic price was 370 dirhams, and decreased to 250 dirhams two weeks ago, confirming that the new price has become It is valid in all hospitals and medical centers that provide the examination, while Emirates Today has monitored the provision of medical facilities an additional discount on the new price to specific groups of the public, especially domestic workers, to encourage families to examine them constantly.

In detail, private hospitals confirmed that examination fees have been reduced to 180 dirhams for cases that visit health care facilities without symptoms or medical indications to conduct the test, according to the directives of the competent authorities, indicating that the examination will continue to be provided free of charge to beneficiaries within the specified health insurance coverage for patients. Those suspected of being infected with the virus, and those suffering from acute respiratory symptoms, whether minor or severe, based on the medical evaluation, and exposure to a virus-infected case in the last 14 days, in addition to close contact with a confirmed or potential case of "Covid-19" infection.

Doctors in private hospitals: Muhammad Saif, Ayman Saad, Manar Hammad and Thuraya Ahmed attributed the continuation to reducing the price of the examination to the keenness of the health authorities in the country to reduce the financial cost to the public, especially after the increase in the number of procedures requiring examination of "Covid-19", For early detection of the Coronavirus, and to prevent the spread of infection.

They indicated that the recent period has witnessed an increase in examinations for new segments of society, especially with the return of businesses, universities and schools, which obliged many to conduct regular checks, to check on their safety and the safety of those around them, in addition to the entry and exit procedures at the level of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which require an examination PCR nasal swab, in case of staying on the sixth day of entering the emirate, and the procedures applied to travelers coming to Abu Dhabi, and requiring them to examine the nasal swab PCR on the 12th day of entering the emirate.

And «Emirates Today» monitored the work of private hospitals discounts ranging between 15 and 25% on examination «Covid 19», for employees and domestic workers, as the price of conducting the examination in some hospitals reached 135 dirhams, indicating that they are aiming from this discount to increase the number of examinations. Pre-emptive detection of "Corona", by encouraging employees, especially those in professions that deal on a daily basis with the public, to repeat the examination on a regular basis, in addition to encouraging families to conduct a periodic examination of domestic workers, especially as they are most mixed with others, which exposes the rest of the family to infection If she is injured.

Emirates Today also monitored a large turnout for DPI examination centers that rely on laser beams (Corona Rapid Examination), to detect suspected cases of the emerging corona virus (Covid-19), since the entry procedures to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi were modified, on August 27th. The past, and the approval of a negative result for the DPI laser examination, provided that there is also a negative result for a PCR examination conducted during the previous six days.

DPI technology

The "DPI" technology is characterized by the ease of examination procedures and obtaining the result, and its cheapness, as it does not take more than three minutes, during which the person is registered via the ID reader, and the blood sample is taken from the finger, by the method of checking blood diabetes and placing it under the device. The blood cells that are trapped between two strips covered with a laser beam are illuminated, so that by means of the "dbi" technology, it can determine whether the blood cells are infected with the virus or not, which encouraged many to register for an appointment, especially since the examination fee is 50 dirhams.

The Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Committee resulting from the Corona pandemic in Abu Dhabi, in coordination with the Department of Health, has identified 11 examination centers with DPI technology based on laser beams (Corona Rapid Examination), to detect suspected cases of HIV infection, and eight examination centers are affiliated to Abu Dhabi Health Services Company ( SEHA), and three for the "Tamouh" Healthcare Company. The centers are divided into three centers in Abu Dhabi, two centers in Al Ain, two centers in Dubai, and one in Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, and Ajman.

Increasing examinations for new segments of society, with the return of businesses, universities and schools.

High demand for DPI examination centers based on laser beams (Corona Rapid Scan).

25%

An additional discount for examining "Covid-19" in private hospitals.

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