The cost of COVID-19 PCR tests have been reduced in Dubai.
The Dubai Health Authority announced the cost of tests in government facilities are now Dhs150.
“To encourage pre-emptive medical examinations as a precautionary and preventive measure, we reduced the cost of #COVID19 PCR tests to AED150 in DHA facilities,” the authority announced on their official Twitter page.
To encourage pre-emptive medical examinations as a precautionary and preventive measure, we reduced the cost of #COVID19 PCR tests to AED150 in DHA facilities. pic.twitter.com/oEb1rZUbT0
— هيئة الصحة بدبي (@DHA_Dubai) September 29, 2020
Meanwhile, the cost of PCR tests in private health facilities in the emirate remains at Dhs250, which is still at a reduced cost to what it previously was.
A couple of weeks ago the decision was made to decrease the cost of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test, where a nasal swab is taken in order to detect any traces of coronavirus.
A reduction of more than Dhs100 has been implemented, making the cost of COVID-19 PCR tests now Dhs250 throughout Dubai in all licensed public and private healthcare establishments.
The previous cost of a PCR test was Dhs370.
