Coronavirus home testing service launched in Dubai

Dubai: Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) on Friday launched a mobile screening unit to serve senior citizens, residents and people of determination, as part of its efforts to combat the novel coronavirus.

The initiative was announced by Major General Talal Belhoul, Commissioner-General for the Security and Justice Track at Dubai Council, and HE Khalifa bin Dray, Executive Director of Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services.

The Mobile Laboratory Unit plays a key role in reducing pressure on hospitals amidst the coronavirus crisis and helps protect people at high risk. The MLU ambulance vehicles are fitted with equipment to welcome individuals, verify their identity and conduct Covid-19 testing.

The Laboratory Mobile Unit by @Dubai_Ambulance offers COVID-19 home testing, specifically for the elderly and people of determination.https://t.co/E0txWKE3ms#Dubai pic.twitter.com/1bNJFdHsop

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Khalifa Bin Dray, Executive Director of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services and Major General Talal Balhoul, Commissioner-General for the Security and Justice Path at the Dubai Council, announced the launch of the mobile laboratory unit.

The launch of the Mobile Laboratory Unit is part of intensified precautionary testing being conducted to boost Dubai's efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic as per the guidelines of Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai.