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Staff work to give people a result in just minutes
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Medical staff at Dubai's Mina Rashid drive-through testing centre smile for the camera. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Staff take DPI blood test samples, which give an indication of whether someone has the virus
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Medics bag up samples at the drive-through, which is one of the country's busiest
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The DPI sample blood sample allows drivers to cross the border into Abu Dhabi - but a PCR nasal swab test is needed to travel abroad
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Staff have worked in gowns and other PPE gear throughout the sweltering summer
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People get tested tests at Mina Rashid screening centre
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Queues of vehicles are commonly seen outside the centre
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Staff work to give people a result in just minutes
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Staff work to give people a result in just minutes
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Medical staff at Dubai's Mina Rashid drive-through testing centre smile for the camera. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Staff take DPI blood test samples, which give an indication of whether someone has the virus
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Medics bag up samples at the drive-through, which is one of the country's busiest
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The DPI sample blood sample allows drivers to cross the border into Abu Dhabi - but a PCR nasal swab test is needed to travel abroad
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Staff have worked in gowns and other PPE gear throughout the sweltering summer
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People get tested tests at Mina Rashid screening centre
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Queues of vehicles are commonly seen outside the centre
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Staff work to give people a result in just minutes
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Staff work to give people a result in just minutes
Abu Dhabi frontline workers to get housing support and discounts on flights
Support is being given to those who work on the front lines, fighting against spread of the coronavirus
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Sarwat Nasir
15 October, 2020
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