Covid-19: Dubai launches new dedicated centre for treating infectious diseases

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has inaugurated a Hospitality Care Centre dedicated to the treatment of infectious diseases, including Covid-19.

The specialised facility is located in the Dubai Industrial Zone and has 170 rooms spread across three floors.

The state-of-the art centre includes clinics, a pharmacy, laboratory, radiology and follow-up services.

It is operational 24×7, and has already begun receiving Covid-19 cases. There are 88 rooms dedicated for treatment of Covid-19 patients.

The center is located in the Dubai Industrial Zone and it consists of three floors, which include 88 dedicated rooms for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, from normal to critical cases.

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Patients will be treated under the supervision of staff from Rashid Hospital, since the centre is directly affiliated with the hospital.

Humaid Al Qutami, director-general of the DHA, said that the authority had worked towards increasing the capacity of its medical facilities, in anticipation of any developments.

He added that the objective is for the facility in the future to become an international centre specialised in treating communicable diseases, providing highly advanced laboratory for radiology and diagnostic tests, and serving as a unit for epidemiological research and studies.

Earlier this month, the authority launched three new dedicated Covid-19 testing facilities in the emirate at Al Rashidiya Majlis, Al Hamriya Port Majlis and Jumeirah 1 Port Majlis, in collaboration with the Community Development Authority Dubai.

Read: DHA opens three new Covid-19 testing facilities in Dubai

It takes the number of DHA centres exclusively for Covid-19 testing up to five – which includes those already opened at Al Shabab Al-Ahli and Al Nasr Clubs.

On Tuesday, the UAE reported 1,390 new cases, 1,708 recoveries and two deaths in the last 24 hours. The registered infection count has therefore risen to 127,624.

Read: Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,390 cases; 466 infections registered in Oman