UAE: Covid-19 PCR test every week or two for 5 working sectors

  • Date: 23-Mar-2021
  • Source: Gulf Insider
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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UAE: Covid-19 PCR test every week or two for 5 working sectors

UAE has implemented compulsory Covid-19 PCR tests every week or two for private and public sector employees.Employees in five sectors across will require to take a Covid-19 PCR test every 14 days: hotels, restaurants, transportation, health and social and personal activities such as laundries, beauty salons, and hairdressers.All private sector employees in vital sectors and service industries in Abu Dhabi will also require to undergo compulsory PCR Covid-19 tests every two weeks, for free.Those who are vaccinated against Covid-19 are exempted.Comments Read Next13 hours agoOver 3 million people vaccinated in Saudi Arabia14 hours agoKuwait records 1,330 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths2 days agoUAE urges ages 16 and above to register for Covid-19 vaccine2 days agoPakistan bans travellers from 12 countries as cases surge2 days agoUAE: Free Covid-19 vaccine for all residents2 days agoBahrain: Sitra Mall converted into Covid-19 vaccination centre2 days agoWHO: Vaccine link to blood clots not established3 days agoUAE records 2,013 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths3 days agoSaudi Arabia considers mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for Hajj permit4 days agoUAE firefighters among highest-paid in the world