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Abu Dhabi opens 18 drive-through COVID-19 DPI testing stations

Sunday, 27 December 2020 06:35

twitter/(@Abu Dhabi MediaOffice)

Eighteen 24-hour COVID-19 Diffractive Phase Interferometry (DPI) testing centres have been opened on both sides of the Al Faya Road to ease entry into Abu Dhabi.

They are located in the Seih Sheib area before Ghantoot.

The announcement was made by the Abu Dhabi Emergency Crisis and Disasters Committee.

Al Faya Road's centres are on the E75 between Sheikh Zayed Road on the E11 and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road on the E311.

The laser-based DPI technology is based on optical-phase modulation which is able to give a sign of infection within a few seconds.

Abu Dhabi Emergency Crisis and Disasters Committee establishes 18 drive-through DPI testing stations on Al Faya Road before Ghantoot and approves to open new lanes at the entry points between Dubai and Abu Dhabi as part of efforts to enhance the flow of entry into the emirate. pic.twitter.com/dCmyuWicch
— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) December 26, 2020

New lanes will also be opened at the entry points between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The extra stations add to the extensive screening centres' network for all visitors entering Abu Dhabi within 72 hours of receiving a negative COVID-19 test result.

يوفر مركز فحص الفاية الجديد في منطقة سيح شعيب على طريق الفاية بالاتجاهين 18 محطة فحص بتقنية الليزر DPI، ويمكن للمراجعين إجراء الفحص من المركبة طوال أيام الأسبوع على مدار الساعة. pic.twitter.com/7JoN5MNh6z
— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) December 26, 2020

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