PHCC closes drive-through Covid-19 testing service

The Primary Health Care Corp (PHCC) has announced the closure of drive-through Covid-19 testing service from Tuesday at Leabaib, Al Gharafa, Al Rayyan, Al Wajbah and Al Wakra health centres.The PHCC said that the decision comes in the wake of falling Covid-19 cases worldwide, including Qatar, in addition to the constant implementation of the national vaccination programme based on the Cabinet decision issued on Oct 26, to do away with the rapid antigen test or the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for citizens and residents, after arriving in Qatar.PHCC said that its remaining services with respect to vaccination or normal testing for the infected cases will continue as usual at the health centres.