Qatar Airways has announced in a Tweet that passengers travelling from other gateways in Turkey to Doha will be required to take a Covid-19 medical test on arrival at Hamad International Airport (HIA).

Effective 18 August, passengers arriving in #Qatar from #Istanbul, #Turkey must present a negative result of a COVID-19 medical test taken within 48 hours of arrival to #Doha at an accredited medical centre. (1/3)#QatarAirways

— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) August 17, 2020

Passengers arriving in Qatar from Istanbul, Turkey, must present a negative result of a COVID-19 medical test taken within 48-hours of arrival to Doha at an accredited medical centre, effective as on 18 August.

Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has published a list of approved medical centres in Turkey on its website and the accredited COVID-19 testing centres are:

• Ankara Sehir Hospital
• Basaksehir Cam ve Sakura Sehir Hospital
• Kartal Dr. Litfi Kirdar Hospital
• Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Source: Qatar Airways, MoPH
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