Home Covid-19 Abu Dhabi’s Department of Health approves 3 new Covid-19 diagnostic tests The new tests offer faster results and enable physicians to make swift decisions regarding medical treatment by Zainab Mansoor January 24, 2021 The Abu Dhabi’s Department of Health (DOH) has approved three new Covid-19 diagnostic tests to be used in ER departments and urgent care centres in the capital emirate. The new tests include: Antigen test (nasal swab tests that provide results within 20 minutes), RT-LAMP Genetic test (nasal swab test that provides results within one hour) and saliva specimen (which can be used for diagnosis in children if the collection of a nasal swab isn’t possible). The new tests offer faster results and enable physicians to make swift decisions regarding medical treatment. .@DoHSocial has approved 3 new Covid-19 diagnostic tests to be used in ER departments & urgent care centres in #AbuDhabi emirate. The new tests which are based on the latest global scientific developments, provide faster results & support physicians to provide better patient care pic.twitter.com/Mmq6hT0lIa — مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@admediaoffice) January 24, 2021 The UAE has approved the Sinopharm and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine last month and the more recent Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use within the country. Read more: UAE approves Russian vaccine Sputnik for emergency use As of January 24, the UAE has a confirmed Covid-19 case count of 277,955, while its death toll stands at 792. Tags Abu Dhabi Covid-19 Department of Health Diagnostic Tests Nasal Swab 0 Comments You might also like AD Ports signs concession deal to operate Egypt’s Safaga terminal Strong cash flows for UAE stocks in Christmas Day trade Institutional investors were hungry for Dubai, Abu Dhabi Stocks in 2023 67 million visitors for Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque