Dubai’s DHA reduces price of Covid-19 PCR tests to Dhs250

Dubai’s DHA reduces price of Covid-19 PCR tests to Dhs250

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) said on Sudnay that it will lower the price of laboratory Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests from Dhs370 to Dhs250 within the emirate.

In a statement carried by Dubai Media Office, the DHA said that the decision to do so was to make testing more accessible to the public and encourage proactive medical examinations.

.@DHA_Dubai announces the reduction of the cost of COVID-19 PCR test to AED250. DHA aims to make the test more accessible to the public & encourage proactive medical examinations as a precautionary and preventive measure. #Dubai https://t.co/ll8GkbWZwQ pic.twitter.com/awMnsNi6eZ

“” Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 13, 2020

Last week, the Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA) too reduced the prices for Covid-19 PCR tests to Dhs250 across all its centres. The new