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Saudi Arabia invites bids for Jazan sewage treatment plants
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Arab countries pledge help as Tunisia faces Covid surge
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Countries which transform food system can meet net-zero goals, says WEF report
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Abu Dhabi introduces Mobile BSL-3 Laboratory
ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC) has introduced the first of its kind mobile BSL-3 (Biosafety...
- The BSL-3 mobile laboratory will enhance the UAE capital's infectious disease preparedness through swift, safe and accurate testing of communicable diseases.
- The mobile laboratory will be accessible across four sites in Abu Dhabi.
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France begins testing Chinese arrivals to track Covid variants
France joins other states including the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States in testing arrivals from China, four weeks...
- As of Sunday, visitors from China must wear a mask and be prepared to submit to a test on arrival, which will be done at random
- Then from Thursday travelers will also have to present a negative PCR or antigen test undertaken less than 48 hours before their flight
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Morocco to forbid entry to travelers from China over Covid spread
the Moroccan foreign ministry said in a statement that authorities in the North African country "decided to forbid access to...
- Nations, including France, Britain and Morocco's cross-strait neighbor Spain, have said they will require negative Covid tests for all travelers from mainland China
- China said in December that it would end mandatory quarantine for people arriving in the country and that it had abandoned strict measures to contain the virus