Qatar removes hotel quarantine for all travellers

Qatar Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) announced the removal of quarantine for all visitors arriving in the country from Sunday (September 4).

However, if the travellers test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, they are required “to undergo isolation and quarantine in accordance with the procedures followed Qatar”, the ministry added.

Visitors are required to bring with them a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test certificate with a negative result received within 48 hours from the scheduled flight to Qatar or a rapid antigen test (RAT) with a negative result received within 24 hours.

While pre-travel COVID-19 tests are still mandatory for visitors, citizens and residents are exempt from this rule.

Citizens and residents must undergo a rapid antigen test (RAT) within a period of 24 hours upon arrival in Qatar at a Primary Health Care Corporation health centre or a Ministry of Public Health approved private medical centre.