The Ministry of Public Health updated its website with the new list of countries classified as low risk of COVID-19. This change will come into effect starting August 15, 2020. The Government Communications Office announced on its Twitter account August 11 at 11:15 pm.

The Ministry also emphasized that "one week stay in the low-risk country from the traveling date is required for consideration for low-risk country exemption. In the event that the traveler stays less than one week in a low-risk country, they must follow the policies applied to arrivals coming from outside the low-risk country."

"As the State of Qatar continues to implement its travel policies, the list of low-risk countries has been updated based on public health indicators in Qatar and around the world. Changes will come into effect on Saturday, 15 August."

List of Countries Classified Low Risk of COVID-19

1. Brunei Darussalam
2. Thailand
3. China
4. New Zealand
5. Vietnam
6. Malaysia
7. South Korea
8. Cuba
9. Hungary
10. Finland
11. Latvia
12. Estonia
13. Norway
14. Italy
15. Lithuania
16. Greece
17. Slovakia
18. Ireland
19. Germany
20. Slovenia
21. Japan
22. Denmark
23. Cyprus
24. United Kingdom
25. Canada
26. Turkey (Click here to see accredited health centers in Turkey)
27. Poland
28. Austria
29. Algeria
30. Netherlands
31. Iceland
32. France
33. Croatia
34. Switzerland
35. Morocco
36. Australia
37. Malta
38. Portugal
39. Czech Republic
40. Sweden
    

Travel and Quarantine Policy for Low-Risk Countries

According to the quarantine and travel policy announced by GCO last July 22, arrivals to the State of Qatar from low-risk countries are required to:

• take a Coronavirus test upon arrival at the airport,
• to sign a formal pledge to adhere to quarantine at home for a week, noting that the traveler's status on the Ehteraz application will be yellow, which means that they are required to quarantine.
• After the week has elapsed, the traveler must go to one of the dedicated health centers to get another Coronavirus test.
  • If the result is positive, the traveler will be transferred to isolation,
  • if it is negative, the quarantine period ends at the end of that week and the traveler’s status on the Ehteraz application will change to green.
• If there are accredited COVID-19 testing centers in one of these low-risk countries, obtaining a COVID-free certificate from one of these centers exempts the traveler from taking the test at the airport upon arrival in the country, provided that the date of obtaining the certificate does not exceed 48 hours before traveling.

  COVID-19 Testing Centers in Turkey​
  

  1. ​Ankara Sehir hospital.
  2. Yesilkoy Murat Dilmener Emergency Hospital.
  3. Basaksehir Cam ve Sakura Sehir hospital.
  4. Kartal Dr. Litfi Kirdar hospital​.​​
  5. Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi.

Check out the guidelines for home quarantine as per MOPH Qatar.

Source: Ministry of Public Health, Government Communications Office

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