Dubai: COVID-19 vaccination centres across the city, operated by Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will take a break during Eid Al Fitr public holidays, the DHA has tweeted.
Authorities have announced public and private sector workers would enjoy an Eid Al Fitr public holiday from Ramadan 29 (May 11) to Shawwal 3 (May 15).
COVID-19 testing centres at Al Badaa Health Centre, Al Khawaneej Health Centre and the Dubai Municipality Health Centre will operate as usual while hospitals and health centres run by DHA will continue to operate round the clock.
3-day break
DHA has announced the vaccination centres at One Central, Al Barsha Hall, and Dialysis Centre in Al Twar, will be closed for three days from May 12 (Wednesday) until May 14 (Friday). They will reopen on Sunday (May 16) and operating hours will be from 8am-7.30pm Sunday to Thursday and 4pm-8pm on Friday and Saturday.
Centres operated by Dubai Health Authority will be shut for three days from Tuesday
People with pre-booked appointments await their turn to get vaccinated at Barsha Hall in Barsha, a suburb of Dubai. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
Irum Fatima Tapal gets vaccinated against Covid-19 at Barsha Hall in Dubai
Lateef Painat receives the Pfizer BioNTech shot
It was a busy first week at Barsha Hall, where 4,000 people can be vaccinated in a day
Barsha Hall has 20 check-in counters, 50 vaccination booths and five observation rooms
About 80 healthcare staff work at the site
Lateef Painat, a Dubai resident, gets ready to be vaccinated at the newly opened Barsha Hall
Supplied The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced that its Al Khawaneej and Al Badaa health centres will now be used as dedicated COVID-19 treatment centres.
Both the facilities will cater to COVID-19 positive patients who were referred based on appointments set by the DHA Contact Centre and the COVID-19 Command and Control Centre.
Doctors will evaluate each case and conduct necessary tests to determine if the patient requires home or institutional isolation or if they should be referred to a hospital. The Authority has equipped the centres with qualified medical staff and state-of-art treatment and diagnostic equipment. The DHA has also raised the level of operational efficiency, said Dr. Hanan Al Hammadi, Consultant and Director of the Medical Affairs Department at the DHA s Primary Health Care Services Sector.