All personal and constitution faculty college students in Abu Dhabi should produce a adverse results of a nasal PCR or saliva check performed inside 14 days of returning to face-to-face studying. The rule is relevant no matter age or vaccination standing of scholars. It additionally applies to college students of willpower.
The identical process applies to lecturers, administrative employees and third-party contractors.
This got here because the Abu Dhabi Division of Schooling and Data (Adek) introduced the PCR testing necessities for college kids forward of the brand new educational yr 2021/22.
Free Covid-19 PCR assessments can be offered to college students aged above 12 years and educational employees at designated testing centres on a selected date for every faculty. Adek has already despatched all colleges a PCR testing schedule to make sure college students, lecturers and employees obtain their outcomes on time.
Dad and mom might contact colleges to acquire their faculty code, testing centre location and date. Alternatively, college students aged 12 and above can get a PCR check at any personal centre at their very own price.
College students aged beneath 12 years and college students of willpower can avail a free Covid-19 pre-entry PCR check at any personal or public testing centre throughout Abu Dhabi. They’ll go for a saliva check as an alternative choice to the nasal PCR check. College students should current their legitimate Emirates ID and specify to the medical employees that they’re getting the back-to-school pre-entry check on the testing centre.
Adek stated it should announce the routine PCR testing schedule and frequency for employees and college students “in the end”.
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