Authorities have opened six COVID-19 assessment centres in Abu Dhabi.
The assessment centres provide individuals with quick and safe access to PCR testing, medical check-up and assistance from specialists.
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The Abu Dhabi-based VPS Healthcare has opened six Covid-19 Prime Assessment Centres for infected community members, Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) said.
With the Omicron variant leading to a surge in Covid-19 cases, these specialised centres have come up outside the VPS hospitals in Abu Dhabi City, suburbs and Al Ain and it is for the first time since the start of the pandemic that a private healthcare group in the country has been tasked with establishing dedicated assessment centres.
VPS has designed a comprehensive plan to offer care to positive patients in specially designed dedicated tents.
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COVID-19 positive individuals can walk in to the centre for registration on a first-come, first-serve-basis, where facilities include a round-the-clock fever clinic for consultation and risk assessment, screening facilities, X-ray service and blood sample collection.
Dr Pankaj Chawla, director of operations, Special Projects, VPS Healthcare, said that a prime assessment centre provides an individual with quick and safe access to PCR testing.
