Demand for PCR testing has recorded an increase this week as students returned to schools and workplaces resumed after the winter break.

Parents of school going children in Dubai and Sharjah have reported long queues at test centres over the weekend to get PCR tests last minute.

Demand was highest at centres offering affordable testing rates, starting at Dh50. All clinics that are run by Abu Dhabi's Seha group have tests available for Dh50. Few screening centres have said results might take up to 48 hours, which has increased from less than 12 hours a month ago.

Here is a list of some clinics that offer affordable PCR testing in the UAE.

Dubai

Seha Covid-19 screening centre, City Walk, Dubai

Price: Dh50 for PCR test (results within 48 hours)

Appointment: Drive through (book via mobile application)

Opening times: 10am to 8pm

Location: City Walk and Dubai Parks and Resorts, Dubai

General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, Jafiliya, Dubai

Price: Dh80 for labourers (results within 48 hours)

Appointment: Walk-in

Opening times: 7am to 11pm

Location: Jafiliya, Dubai

Rizek mobile application, Dubai

Price: Dh99 for home PCR test (results within 48 hours)

Appointment: Home visit (book via mobile application and use code RR99)

Opening times: 7am to 11pm

Location: Dubai

Mena Labs drive-through Covid-19 screening tent, Umm Suqeim Road

Price: Dh110 for PCR test (results within 24 hours)

Appointment: Drive through (no appointment necessary)

Opening times: 7am to midnight

Location: Umm Suqeim Road, Dubai

Abu Dhabi

Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi

Price: Dh50 (results within 24 hours)

Appointment: PCR testing centre is available at building F (appointments not necessary but preferred)

Opening times: 8am to 5pm

Location: Airport Road, Abu Dhabi

Medeor Hospital, Abu Dhabi

Price: Dh50 (results within 24 to 48 hours)

Appointment: Walk-in on first floor

Opening times: 9am to 9pm

Location: Muroor Road

NMC Bareen International Hospital, Abu Dhabi

Price: Dh50 (results within 24 hours)

Appointment: Walk-in or drive-through (no appointment required)

Opening times: Walk-in is 10am to 10pm; drive-through is 24/7

Location: Mohammad bin Zayed City, Zone 15

Sharjah

Seha Covid-19 screening centre, Al Bait Metwahhed, Sharjah

Price: Dh50 for PCR test (results within 48 hours)

Appointment: Drive through (book via mobile application)

Opening times: 10am to 8pm

Location: Al Bait Metwahhed, Sharjah

NMC Medical Centre, Buhairah Corniche, Sharjah

Price: Dh100 for PCR test (results within 72 hours)

Appointment: Walk in

Opening times: 8am to 8pm

Location: Buhairah Corniche, Sharjah

Thumbay Hospital Sharjah

Price: Dh100 for PCR test (results within 48 hours)

Appointment: Walk in

Opening times: 9am to midnight

Location: Thumbay Hospital Daycare, University City Road, Muweila, Sharjah