Dubai school staff must take COVID-19 tests before classes begin

All school staff members in Dubai private schools will have to undergo COVID-19 PCR tests before they return to schools.

That's according to a circular from Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), which added that "staff who have carried out a COVID-19 test in Dubai recently and have a copy of the results will not be required to re-take the test".

The education regulatory body also highlighted that "the COVID-19 PCR testing is not mandatory for students". 

The circular was sent to private schools in the emirate as students gear up to return to campus next week.

All school staff and teachers will need to be tested for COVID-19 before classes resume in the UAE next week.

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— ARN News Centre (@ARNNewsCentre) August 25, 2020