Health Ministry ramps up random COVID-19 testing

TDT | Manama

The Ministry of Health will continue randomly selecting citizens and residents to test for the coronavirus (COVID-19), as part of the comprehensive national campaign to curb its spread. In this regard, the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) will select 20 individuals from each housing block on a daily basis, over a duration of 12 days.

Selected individuals will receive an SMS text message notifying them of the date and time of their COVID-19 test, which will take place at the drive-through testing facility located at Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre, and should not exceed five minutes.

The individuals are required to bring a valid ID for identification purposes. Through this process, the Ministry of Health aims to conduct more than 9,000 COVID-19 tests for randomly selected citizens and residents. The individuals may be accompanied by family members, who will also have the option to get tested, provided that the individuals and their accompanying parties all arrive together in the same vehicle.