UAE lab built in 14 days to do thousands of PCR tests – AlKhaleej Today

UAE lab built in 14 days to do thousands of PCR tests – AlKhaleej Today

The first in the world of this scale to be operational outside of China, the lab showcases the UAE's resolve to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The lab is capable of conducting tens of thousands real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, (RT-PCR) tests per day and is the first in the world of this scale to be operational outside of China.. Proactively learning from the China experience in handling the COVID-19 crisis, the lab ensures that the UAE continues to lead the world as the most tested country per capita (according to the World Health Organisation, WHO).. We thank the UAE leadership's support in protecting the health and wellbeing of the country's residents against this pandemic.". The lab will utilize BGI's RT-PCR diagnostic kits for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.. These were the details of the news UAE lab built in 14 days to do thousands of PCR tests for this day..