Residents in the UAE who need to undergo a swab test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can now get it done for only AED 85.

The Abu Dhabi Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) has announced the price reduction for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test through their official Twitter page, with rates effective immediately.

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Initial costing of the COVID-19 PCR test was AED370 when it first became available for the public earlier this year.

In September, SEHA reduced the price to only AED 250.

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Meanwhile, the Dubai Health Authority reduced its price to only AED150, and opened walk-in testing centers at malls for the public.

The latest COVID-19 guidelines as of November require residents and visitors headed from other emirates to Abu Dhabi to do a swab test on the fourth and eighth day of their stay in the emirate.

خفضنا سعر فحص مسحة الأنف. السعر الجديد ساري المفعول فوراً في جميع مراكز صحة للفحص.

We have reduced the price of the PCR nose swab test effective immediately across all SEHA testing centers.#SEHA #Healthcare #inAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/ExkHMFKPwQ

— SEHA – شركة صحة (@SEHAHealth) December 5, 2020