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The National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) announces that, according to data provided by the National Institute of Public Health, 39,712 doses of vaccine were administered on Thursday, the total number from the beginning of the vaccination campaign reaching over 348,000.
According to a CNCAV press release, the situation on Thursday, at 17:00, is as follows: Number of COVID-19 Pfizer BioNTech vaccine doses administered (in the last 24 hours): 39,712, to a number of 39,712 people of whom: 35,682 persons vaccinated with the primer shot; 4,030 people vaccinated with both the primer and the booster doses. Total number of COVID-19 Pfizer BioNTech vaccine doses administered (as of December 27, 2020): 348,096, to a number of 338,252 people of whom: 328,408 persons vaccinated with the primer shot; 9,844 people vaccinated with both the primer and the booster doses.
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From Dh400
Heathrow Airport now offers drive through and clinic-based testing, starting from Dh400 and up to Dh500 for the PCR test.
As Covid-19 testing for travel becomes compulsory around the world, disparities in pricing, availability, speed and service levels remain significant.
Residents returning to Dubai over the festive period report paying up to Dh900 for a Covid-19 PCR test, which added huge costs and logistical issues to their travel arrangements. Even within a single country, states and provinces can have different protocols and prices, making it difficult to plan this leg of a
trip.
Angus Duthie recently took a PCR test in Alexandria, Egypt, where he had travelled to for business. He booked his test to return to Dubai, where he lives with his family, through VFS, the global visa
World Bank Helps Kosovo Purchase Medical Equipment to Strengthen Its COVID-19 Response
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PRISTINA, January 18, 2021 – Kosovo’s Ministry of Health and the National Institute of Public Health have received new medical equipment, with World Bank support. Kosovo’s laboratories and health systems are now in a stronger position to advance the country’s clinical response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new medical equipment includes ultra-cold freezers and refrigerators, transport cases, biohazard bags, blood collection tubes, and safety needles .The supplies, which have been procured via a 1.75 million Euros grant from the World Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility, will reinforce Kosovo’s efforts to create cold storage and maintain an unbroken chain for distribution of vaccines.
PHOENIX (AP) WASHINGOTN President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming White House press secretary says his administration does not intend to lift coronavirus travel restrictions for Europe, the U.K., Ireland and