All travellers coming to Qatar need Covid-19 test within 72 hours before arrival

All travellers coming to Qatar need Covid-19 test within 72 hours before arrival

The Ministry of Public Health has issued an update to the quarantine protocol and testing of persons for Coronavirus (COVID-19), which includes the rules for exempting COVID-19 recovered people from quarantine and the need for all travelers coming to the State of Qatar to undergo a COVID-19 test in a medical center approved by the local Ministry of Health in the country they come from within 72 hours before their arrival in the State of Qatar.

This new protocol will take effect from Sunday, April 25, 2021.

Dr. Mariam Abdul Malik, Director General of the Primary Health Care Corporation and the head of the Health Tactical Command Group for Community Services within the governance structure for Coronavirus (COVID-19) stressed that all travelers coming to Qatar must undergo a COVID-19 examination in a medical center accredited by the local Ministry of Health in the country of departure within 72 hours before their arrival in the State of Qatar, and that the result of the examination must be negative, adding that some categories may undergo a COVID-19 test upon arrival at the airport, as determined by the Ministry of Public Health.