Riyadh, July 13, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has conducted more than 2,270,700 Coronavirus (COVID-19) laboratory tests in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with advanced testing technologies, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the first countries in the world to provide laboratory testing for the virus, as it has prepared and equipped the National Laboratory at the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control for COVID-19 tests. The Ministry has also recently launched a number of specialized laboratories and units throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which contributed to bringing a quantum leap and advanced services, represented in obtaining test results in a record time. --SPA 13:44 LOCAL TIME 10:44 GMT 0007 www.spa.gov.sa/w1369817