Home Covid-19 UAE: Unvaccinated federal govt staff to undergo PCR test every 48 hours The new directive will come into effect from August 29 by Gulf Business August 22, 2021 Unvaccinated federal government employees in the UAE are mandated to take a Covid-19 PCR test every two days. The directive applies to employees of federal government departments and ministries, the Federal Authority For Government Human Resources has announced. الهيئة: تعديل إجراءات التصدي لجائحة كوفيد – 19 في #الحكومة_الاتحادية اعتباراً من يوم الأحد الموافق 29 #أغسطس 2021 pic.twitter.com/o2bneTTnRk — FAHR (@FAHR_UAE) August 22, 2021 Those employees that have received both doses of the vaccine are exempt from the ruling. A total of 60,942 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were administered in past 24 hours, authorities reported on August 21. The total vaccine doses have now reached 17.6 million across the country. 60,942 doses of #COVID19 vaccine administered in past 24 hours: MoHAP. #TogetherWeRecover #WamNews pic.twitter.com/YhTJ5CRL1i — WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) August 21, 2021 Meanwhile, 1,066 new Covid-19 infections were revealed on August 21, raising the nationwide total to 708,302. Tags Covid-19 Employees Federal government PCR Test UAE 0 Comments You might also like UAE’s EGA, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre explore use of aluminium in space UAE reports 362 Covid-19 cases, 378 recoveries Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism issued 32,564 Instant Licences to businesses Dubai wants metaverse to contribute $4bn to its economy by 2030