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WATCH: 215 evacuees from China to UAE test negative for COVID-19

The evacuees from China to the Emirates Humanitarian City, EHC, have tested negative for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The evacuees are from various nationalities who were airlifted to the EHC in the orders of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
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Dr. Faisal Al Ahbabi, Head of Communicable Diseases Program at Abu Dhabi Centre for Public Health, said, ”Four tests have been conducted on 215 individuals during the 14-day quarantine, the average incubation period of the COVID-19, and all results came back negative,” Dr. Al Ahbabi, who is also the spokesperson for the EHC, told the Emirates News Agency, WAM.
A total of 1,013 laboratory tests had been conducted – 860 on the UAE guests and 153 for the medical teams and workers at the EHC, he said.
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The Emirates Humanitarian City has been set up as per the highest standards to facilitate high-quality care for individuals admitted while ensuring their privacy and dignity.
Two special fully-serviced and manned preventative health centres – one for males and another for females – were set up as per quarantine guidelines set by the Ministry of Health and Prevention and recommendations of the World Health Organization.

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