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MoPH guidelines for PCR test at Lusail drive-through centre

Published: 07 Jan 2022 - 12:28 pm | Last Updated: 07 Jan 2022 - 12:30 pm
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The Peninsula

If you are availing the PCR test at  Lusail  COVID-19  drive-through centre, here is what you need to know.

According  to  Ministry  of  Public  Health  (MoPH),  the  centre will only offer PCR tests and not Rapid Antigen Tests which are available at Primary Health   Care   Corporation   Health Centres.

It  is  open  from  8am  to  10pm   daily,   and   the   last   entrance  is  at  9pm.  When  coming to the drive-through centre,  make  sure  to  bring  your  Health  Card,  Qatar  ID,  wear a mask, and show your Ehteraz.

Visitors who does not have his own car can visit via taxi. The process cannot be completed on foot.

The  10-lane  centre  was  opened  yesterday  which  is  located opposite Lusail Circuit. 

MoPH disclosed that the centre can conduct nasal swabs for up to 5,000 people per day.

Moreover, it will continue to  work  as  a  centre  for  PCR  examination services as long as the demand for it remains exceptionally high because of the Omicron variant