{"id":48483,"date":"2021-02-20T11:11:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T07:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=41724"},"modified":"2021-02-20T11:11:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T07:11:53","slug":"a-travel-agency-in-dubai-was-shut-down-for-offering-pcr-tests-via-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dammam\/en\/latest\/a-travel-agency-in-dubai-was-shut-down-for-offering-pcr-tests-via-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"A Travel Agency In Dubai Was Shut Down For Offering PCR Tests Via WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A travel agency in Dubai was shut down by the Dubai Economy for secretly offering <a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/announcements\/uae-slashes-the-price-of-covid-19-pcr-tests-to-aed85\">PCR Tests<\/a> via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p>The agency, located in Business Bay, was shut down on Thursday because in the UAE, only medical facilities licensed by the Ministry of Health &amp; Prevention (MOHAP) and Dubai Health Authority (DHA) are allowed to offer services for the PCR tests in Dubai.<\/p>\n<h2>DHA came to know that labs cooperated with the agency, resulting in its immediate shutdown<\/h2>\n<p>Investigations for the place took place after a customer complained about the COVID-19 home service service received, following which it was discovered that it used a WhatsApp business account, asking for all the details and then to pay for the test online,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/coronavirus-pandemic\/covid-19-dubai-shuts-travel-agency-for-selling-pcr-test-services-on-whatsapp\"> reports<\/a> say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_111956\">The Director of the Commercial Control Department at Dubai Economy, Abdulaziz Al Tannak said &#8220;The inspection teams from the Commercial Compliance &amp; Consumer Protection Sector monitor the markets and carefully investigate any observations we receive from consumers to ensure that commercial establishments adhere to the laws as applicable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/02\/20110323\/laboratory.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>The lesson here? 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