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No hotel quarantine exception in Qatar other than Green List countries

Published: 11 Feb 2021 - 03:11 pm | Last Updated: 28 Dec 2021 - 11:39 am
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Doha:All travellers coming to Qatar from countries, which are not on the Green List (low-risk), will need to undergo hotel quarantine and there will not be any exemptions from February 14, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) tweeted. 

"Building on the previously announced return from travel policy to the State of Qatar, and in the light of the new medical data on COVID-19 in Qatar and the rest of the world, it is decided that any previous exemptions from hotel quarantine shall no longer apply for people returning back to Qatar from countries not on the green list. This new policy shall apply to all entries and exits from Qatar from Sunday, 14th. Feb. 2021," MoPH tweeted

The decision impacts those who have been exempted from hotel quarantine before travelling as well as visitors entering the State of Qatar.

The Ministry of Public Health also confirms that the existing quarantine policy for travel and return to Qatar for people coming from counties on the green list will remain in place. The Ministry shall keep these decisions under review and update them where appropriate based on public health indicators in the State of Qatar and the rest of the world.

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