Doha, Europe Brief News – Are you heading to the World Cup 2022? Here are the main health requirements you need to do before entering Qatar.
All visitors must show a negative COVID-19 test to enter the country.
Visitors over the age of 18 must also download Ehteraz, a contact-tracing, government-run phone application that tracks people’s movements and infection status.
“A green Ehteraz (showing the user does not have a confirmed case of COVID-19) is required to enter any public closed indoor spaces,” World Cup organisers said in a statement on Thursday.
Before travelling to Qatar, visitors entering the country will need to show a negative result from a PCR test taken in the 48 hours before arriving or from an official rapid test taken within 24 hours.
The testing policy, which applies to visitors aged six and older, is “regardless of the individual’s vaccination status”, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy said.
Vaccination is not mandatory for the 1.2 million people expected to visit Qatar for the sporting event, which ends on December 18. No quarantine is necessary.
Rapid antigen tests taken in the previous 24 hours before landing in Qatar will only be accepted if they are from official medical centres and not self-administered, organisers said. No need for further tests in Qatar if fans do not develop symptoms of COVID-19.
Masks must be worn on public transport, including the metro system that many fans are expected to use to get to the eight stadiums in and around the capital, Doha.
