Sharjah - Authorities in Sharjah have tested more than 500,000 people for the virus.
Published: Thu 9 Jul 2020, 4:48 PM
Updated: Thu 9 Jul 2020, 7:04 PM
All Covid-19 patients have been discharged from three hotels used to quarantine them, Emarat Al Youm reported.
Mohammed Al Zarooni, director of Sharjah medical area, said that all of the three hotels are free of Covid patients now and only one other hotel still has a few patients, who are recovering fast.
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Since the beginning of the global pandemic, authorities in Sharjah have tested more than 500,000 people for the virus, he pointed out, while emphasising that the tests will cover all areas in the emirate.
The authorities are targeting to test between 1,500 and 2,000 people every day to stymie the spread of the virus. Al Zarooni added that more medical and screening centres will be opened in different areas across Sharjah to carry out free Covid test.
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