New drive-through Covid-19 screening and vaccination centre opens in Al Ain
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New drive-through Covid-19 screening and vaccination centre opens in Al Ain
SEHA also announced the closure of its drive-through screening center in Al Masoudi effective Friday May 30, 2021
May 2, 2021
Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS), a SEHA healthcare facility, has announced the opening of a new drive-through Covid-19 screening and vaccination center in Al Sarouj area in Al Ain, within the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
The new center comprises of six tracks: two for vaccinations, and four for PCR nose swab and DPI laser-based testing.
Abu Dhabi issues circular for home quarantine procedure
17 Feb 2021
Rania Al Ghazzawi,
Staff Reporter
The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre issued a circular regarding home quarantine procedures for people contacting infected cases and incoming travellers.
According to the circular, when a person comes from another emirate and is in contact with with a positive case but vaccinated, he must remain in quarantine for 5 days, provided the test is repeated on the fourth day and the tracking watch is to be removed on the fifth day.
If that person is not vaccinated, he must remain in quarantine for 10 days, provided the test is repeated on the eighth day and the tracking watch is to be removed on the tenth day.
Dubai: My parents and I decided to get vaccinated just ahead of the weekend on Thursday January 21. We wanted to be among the first batch of people to get protected from the spread of COVID-19. And since the UAE is encouraging members of the public to get vaccinated, we followed suit.
Booking the appointment
On a Tuesday evening, we decided as a family that we would be taking the Sinopharm vaccine. So we launched the SEHA app on our phones in order to book the appointment.
After a few minutes to decide our centre location, we picked the SEHA Dubai Parks and Resorts Vaccination Centre. We thought it would be far away enough for wait times to be shorter. We booked the appointment on Thursday from 3pm to 4pm. On the app, you can select a time slot of an hour ranging from 9am onwards.