77% of the cost reduction rate since its implementation

Reducing the price of the Corona swab in Abu Dhabi hospitals to 85 dirhams

Citizens and residents confirmed that the new price facilitates transportation to and from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

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Medical facilities in Abu Dhabi announced that the health authorities in the emirate have reduced the price of the nasal swab (PCR) to detect the Coronavirus to 85 dirhams, after the basic price was 370 dirhams, and it decreased to 250 dirhams, then it decreased again to 180 dirhams, to reach the reduction rate since The application of the nasal swab test to more than 77%, while the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) announced that the price of the new examination is valid in all its centers.

In detail, private hospitals have confirmed that, based on the directives of the competent authorities, the fees for the Corona swab test have been reduced, and a unified price has been set for all health facilities, as the new fees for the nasal swab (PCR) have become 85 dirhams per sample, including taking and examining the sample, in relation to For cases that visit health care facilities without symptoms or medical indications to perform the test, indicating that the examination will continue to be provided free of charge to the beneficiaries within the specified health insurance coverage for patients suspected of being infected with the virus, and who suffer acute respiratory symptoms (simple or severe), based on the medical evaluation and exposure to a case She was infected with the virus in the last 14 days, in addition to cases of close contact with a confirmed or probable case of "Covid-19" infection.

Doctors and officials in private hospitals: Azza Abdullah, Marwan Wasfi, Muhammad Sami, and Mai al-Sayed, confirmed that the reduction in the price of the Corona examination reflects the keenness of the health authorities in the country to reduce the financial cost to the public, and increase the number of examinations for early detection of the virus and its siege, to prevent The spread of infection, especially with the return of businesses, universities and schools, 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 Abu Dhabi Emirate, which require a nasal swab examination, in the event of staying on the fourth and eighth day From 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.

While citizens and residents of Abu Dhabi confirmed that the new price will facilitate movement to and from the emirate, especially with the approaching winter vacation for students, which will encourage families to spend some vacation days outside the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and visit relatives and acquaintances in other emirates, and it will also contribute to increasing the number of periodic checks for detection Early on the virus.

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