COVID-19 testing in the UAE: A ready reckoner
Gulf News brings you a list of the major COVID-19 testing centres across the UAE
Dubai: The UAE is among the top five countries in the world when it comes to conducting COVID-19 tests. Approved facilities for screening are aplenty across all the emirates, with access to them being easy and convenient. Here’s a complete guide to where you can get tested for COVID-19 in any of the emirates:
Private, government hospitals
All private and government hospitals in the UAE offer COVID-19 testing. If a patient comes to a hospital which is free from COVID-19 and requires admission, he or she has to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing. If found positive, the patient is then transferred to the designated COVID-19 facility in the emirate. So residents can walk into any health care facility and get a COVID-19 test. They need to carry some form of identification, Emirates ID for residents and passports for visitors.
UAE has also set up numerous screening centres for mass testing.
Home testing in Sharjah
For those who do not want to step out there are two home testing options available in Sharjah
- Contact Reem Medical Diagnostics, 1st Floor, Al Ahalia Exchange Building, Rolla Square, Sharjah, timing Sunday-Thursday from 9am to 6pm starting September1. Call or WhatsApp: 0502130772. Home testing bookings will be taken for individual residences, schools, corporations, hotels and labour camps. Results are given within 24 hours. The test will cost Dh199 for the first 199 individuals who call.
