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Tribune News Network
Doha
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has temporarily ceased the provision of COVID-19 PCR swabs for people travelling abroad, the Ministry of Public Health announced on Sunday.
Travellers, however, can continue to get the tests done at private sector facilities, it added.
"Primary Health Care Corporation health centres and medical teams are at the forefront of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme and the staff are working round the clock providing COVID-19 swabs for anyone showing signs and symptoms of the virus," the ministry said.
"To relieve pressure on these teams and enable them to focus on providing services for people with COVID-19 and for those being vaccinated, the decision has been made to temporarily transfer the provision of COVID-19 PCR swabs, for people travelling abroad, to private healthcare facilities. When the second wave is suppressed and pressure is eased on PHCC healthcare teams, this important service will resume at primary health centres," it added.
Here is a list of health facilities approved by MOPH to carry out COVID-19 PCR tests
Doha
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has temporarily ceased the provision of COVID-19 PCR swabs for people travelling abroad, the Ministry of Public Health announced on Sunday.
Travellers, however, can continue to get the tests done at private sector facilities, it added.
"Primary Health Care Corporation health centres and medical teams are at the forefront of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme and the staff are working round the clock providing COVID-19 swabs for anyone showing signs and symptoms of the virus," the ministry said.
"To relieve pressure on these teams and enable them to focus on providing services for people with COVID-19 and for those being vaccinated, the decision has been made to temporarily transfer the provision of COVID-19 PCR swabs, for people travelling abroad, to private healthcare facilities. When the second wave is suppressed and pressure is eased on PHCC healthcare teams, this important service will resume at primary health centres," it added.
Here is a list of health facilities approved by MOPH to carry out COVID-19 PCR tests
