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Qatar relaxes Covid-19 restrictions to ease travel ahead of World Cup

The cabinet has amended several Covid-19 restrictions less than a month from the World Cup kick-off. Here’s everything you need to know. Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has further relaxed…

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End of Covid near as pandemic fatalities drop significantly since 2020: WHO

Qatar led a successful vaccination drive since the jabs became available for the public. The end for the Covid-19 “is in sight” as the number of pandemic-related fatalities reaches its…

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Covid-19 rapid tests mandatory for staff at state schools, kindergartens

According to the Ministry of Public Health’s weekly status report, the number of daily average cases in the community and among travellers decreased slightly this week. Staff and employees working…

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Qatar added to US COVID travel red list

Despite Qatar’s efforts to control the spread of Omicron, Washington has decided to place Doha on its list of high-risk countries. The U.S Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

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The Roundup | 12 January 2022

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Covid-19 booster shots home delivery for elderly people in Qatar

Hamad Medical Corporation launches an initiative to provide high-risk people with Covid-19 vaccine booster shots at home. The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced that more than 125,000 Covid-19 booster…

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3-week-old baby in Qatar dies after contracting Covid-19

The newborn is the second child to die due to Covid-19, after an 11-year-old passed away last year from the virus. A three-week-old baby died in Qatar on Sunday as a…

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Everything you need to know about Qatar’s school COVID protocols

Online learning will take place until at least January 27. Here’s everything you need to know about school protocols after it’s over. With physical attendance slowly approaching, Qatar’s ministry of…

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#Unvaccinated_Rights: social media users in Qatar debate

In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) named vaccine hesitancy as one of the world’s top global health threats. An online debate over Covid-19 vaccines has emerged yet again on…

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