Tag: COVID-19 Tests
SEHA Announces Free Covid-19 PCR Tests for Students
In cooperation with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the UAE’s largest healthcare network has announced the...
Unilabs Launches New Covid-19 Test to Identify The Delta Variant
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic services provider, has created a new PCR test that can specifically identify the new, more infectious Delta variant, and...
Abu Dhabi Airports Launches Rapid COVID-19 Testing; Results in 90 Minutes
Abu Dhabi Airports, in partnership with Pure Health and Tamouh Healthcare, has launched rapid free COVID-19 PCR testing for all arrivals, except those in...
New 15 Min Covid-19 Test Available by October’s End
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, recently announced its rapid, point-of-care, SARS-CoV-2 antigen test for use on...
UAE Develops a Rapid Coronavirus Laser Testing Technology
QuantLase Imaging Lab, the medical-research arm of the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange-listed International Holdings Company, IHC, announced that it has developed novel equipment which...
Free COVID-19 Tests for UAE Citizens, Domestic Workers, Others
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered...
COVID-19 Antibody Test Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization
The serology test has a specificity greater than 99.8% and sensitivity of 100% (14 Days post-PCR confirmation)
The high specificity of the test...
Free Testing for People Showing Symptoms of COVID-19, Pregnant Women and...
The Department of Health–Abu Dhabi, DoH, has stated that the test for the new coronavirus, COVID-19, is available for free in healthcare facilities across...
U.S. FDA Approves First Test for COVID-19 At-Home Sample Collection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19. Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency...
Emirates – First Airline to Conduct On-site COVID-19 Tests
Emirates in coordination with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will be introducing additional precautions. Passengers on today’s flight to Tunisia were all tested for COVID-19...
WHO Lists Two COVID-19 Tests for Emergency Use
WHO has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the Covid-19 pandemic. The move should help increase access to quality-assured, accurate...