There is no need for a PCR test before symptoms appear

Dubai Health Authority calls on those in contact with positive cases to quarantine themselves for 10 days

Dr. Hind Al-Awadi: "A person is considered to be in contact if he spends 15 minutes near a confirmed case less than two meters away."

The Dubai Health Authority called on persons in contact with confirmed cases of "Covid-19" to quarantine themselves in a single room for 10 days, taking into account non-contact persons, with the application of precautionary measures, indicating that there is no need to conduct a laboratory examination "PCR" in the event that it does not appear Symptoms of the disease.

In the words of the head of the Health Promotion and Education Department, Dr. Hind Al-Awadhi, the authority called on people in contact who had symptoms of the disease during the quarantine period to call the Dubai Health Authority's unified number 800342 to book an appointment for a direct “PCR” examination, even if the symptoms were slight. People with positive cases will be contacted to complete the quarantine procedures, while those with negative cases must continue the quarantine period for a period of 10 days.

The contact was defined as every person who spent time in close proximity to a confirmed case of "Covid-19" disease, whether two days before the symptoms appeared on the case, or since the day of the positive "Covid-19" test for the confirmed case, or at any time during the illness, And its duration is 10 days.

She explained that the quarantine period starts from the date of the last meeting with the infected person after testing positive for the disease, and for a period of 10 days if the meeting was more than 15 minutes long and less than two meters away.

She said that a person is considered to be in contact if he spends time close to a confirmed case of "Covid-19" within a distance of less than two meters and for a period of more than 15 minutes, whether two days before the symptoms appeared on the case, or since the positive "Covid-19" test for the confirmed case was performed. (Who had no symptoms), or at any time during the illness, and had a duration of 10 days.

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