Starting this Sunday, December 19, Abu Dhabi will use scanners to carry out checking at its borders, the Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee announced.
Authorities will use EDE scanners to check people entering the Capital at all entry points.
Developed by EDE Research Institute Abu Dhabi the scanning system technology can detect a possible COVID-19 infection by measuring electromagnetic waves and the presence of RNA particles of coronavirus in a person’s body help in providing an immediate result.
Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has updated the procedure to enter the emirate from within the UAE and approved the use of EDE scanners at entry points. pic.twitter.com/6cRyvfS292
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Potential COVID-19 cases will be referred to an on-site testing centre and given a free antigen test, with results available within 20 minutes.
The measure came following a slight increase in the number of new cases—rising above 100 for two consecutive days.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) detected 148 positive cases after conducting 340,100 PCR tests.
Last December 5, the (MoHAP) reduced the validity of the green pass on the Al Hosn app. A negative PCR test will only get green status for 14 days in Abu Dhabi.
