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The swab testing area of the centre
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People pass through a sanitisation gate before entering the new screening facility in Mussaffah. All pictures by Victor Besa/The National
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Thermal checks are carried out at the registration centre
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Workers and residents queue in front of the sanitisation gate
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Pavan Kapoor, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, inspects the vast facility
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Ambulatory Healthcare Service chief executive, Mohamed Hawas Al Sadid, believes the testing centre will be integral to the nation's fight against Covid-19
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The medical registration area of the screening centre
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The main medical registration area has a marked floor to promote social distancing
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People are thermal checked before registering
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A worker enters the sanitisation gate before before entering the screening centre
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A medical worker with a swab testing kit. Victor Besa/The National
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A worker exits the sanitisation gate before before entering the centre
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The swab testing area of the centre
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People pass through a sanitisation gate before entering the new screening facility in Mussaffah. All pictures by Victor Besa/The National
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Thermal checks are carried out at the registration centre
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Workers and residents queue in front of the sanitisation gate
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Pavan Kapoor, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, inspects the vast facility
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Ambulatory Healthcare Service chief executive, Mohamed Hawas Al Sadid, believes the testing centre will be integral to the nation's fight against Covid-19
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The medical registration area of the screening centre
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The main medical registration area has a marked floor to promote social distancing
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People are thermal checked before registering
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A worker enters the sanitisation gate before before entering the screening centre
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A medical worker with a swab testing kit. Victor Besa/The National
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A worker exits the sanitisation gate before before entering the centre
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The swab testing area of the centre
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