Ajman Medical District has extended its quest to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Now examinations for Covid-19 will be done on Saturdays in Al-Bayt Mitwahid Hall in Ajman. This is aimed to enable testing of maximum number of residents and citizens of the emirate.

Hamad Tarim Al Shamsi, Director of Ajman Medical District, said, “The increase in the working days of the examinations to six days a week instead of five days came as a result of the high demand for testing work in this center, which has a capacity of more than three thousand per day, and therefore coordination was made with the concerned authorities at the Ministry of Health and Community Protection to add Saturday to the days of the week, as the examination center receives the auditors from Saturday to Thursday, and it will continue to do the examinations until the end of the period set for them for free.”

Al Shamsi stressed that increase in number of people coming to testing centres in Ajman is evidence of the level of awareness among people of communities to help curb the spread of coronavirus infection. He further said that initiative by people is highly crucial in limiting the infection spread and therefore many testing institutions are being established to enable maximum testing. Under our wise leadership health institutions are being directed to detect coronavirus and besiege it, the important steps in tackling the pandemic.

He further said that according to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ajman, and His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al-Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, Chairman of the Executive Council, and the policy of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, the examination center has been opened in the Al-Bayt Mitwahid Hall. He said that this is in addition to instructing other testing centres and primary health care centres in Ajman, as well as Manama and Muzaira, to conduct Covid-19 examinations at the testing centres whose number has now reached seven.

Al Shamsi further said, “These health centers include qualified medical personnel, who carry out examinations for all residents of Ajman free of charge. Therefore, we direct all community members to pay attention to making the tests, and we also call upon employers to pay attention to directing their workers to conduct these tests.”

He lauded and praised the medical team at these centres to help carry out examinations at the maximum potential while ensuring safety of all the employees. He further appreciated the cooperation of private medical sector and help from various institutions and charities.