Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has eased the mandatory PCR test requirements for the passengers travelling to UAE.
CAAB made the statement in a press release issued on Tuesday.
Earlier on September 22 last year, the UAE made it mandatory for passengers from Bangladesh to depart within six hours of taking an RT-PCR test.
Seven institutions received the government’s approval for setting up RT-PCR test facilities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for migrants, mainly flying to the Middle Eastern country.
The UAE sought their standard operating procedure (SOP) and approved them after scrutiny.
In a meeting held on September 19 last year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) urged the testing institutions to set up a combined service centre.
CAAB supported the installation of the labs.
The private laboratories are — Gulshan Clinic Limited, Stemz Health Care (BD) Limited Dhaka, CSBF Health Centre, AMZ Hospital Limited, Anwar Khan Modern Medical College Hospital (AKMMCH), Zainul Haque Sikder Women’s Medical College (ZHSWMC), and DMFR Molecular Lab and Diagnostics.
Meanwhile, the expatriates’ welfare ministry fixed the test fees.
The laboratories enabled passengers to undergo Covid-19 tests at the booths by paying a minimum of Tk 1,700 to a maximum of Tk 2,300.
The venues were located on the multi-storied parking building’s roof.
The authorities of the labs said it would take at least a month to construct rooms on the rooftop, install air conditioning, ensure minimum biosafety level to maintain the quality of the labs, cooler boxes per booth, biosafety cabinet, PCR cabinet, changing room, washing and handwashing facilities.
