17/08/2020
Entry Restrictions into Qatar
Under the instructions of the Qatar Government, entry into Qatar is currently only allowed for Qatari nationals, the children and spouses of Qatari citizens, and permanent resident permit holders. Entry is also permitted for regular resident permit holders, subject to re-entry approval.
For details about the process for returning to the State of Qatar, and quarantine measures in place, visit the Ministry of Public Health website or Qatar Portal website.
https://covid19.moph.gov.qa/EN/Pages/Countries-Classified-Low-Risk-of-COVID-19.aspx
Qatari and Permanent Residency holders and their families must complete and sign a Health Assessment Form. The form will be distributed among passengers by cabin crew onboard. On arrival back to Doha's Hamad International Airport, the filled form must be submitted to the Medical team.
Residents will not be able to board a flight to Qatar without approved "Entry Permit" and a confirmed 7 days hotel quarantine package if traveling from the other INDIA.
Where can I find more information about hotel quarantine packages and their reservations?
You can get more information by visiting the "Discover Qatar" website.
https://www.discoverqatar.qa/welcome-home/
here are Ten Rules of Home Quarantine that you must adhere to:
You must have a suitable housing condition with the availability of your own room and linked bathroom.
You must sign an undertaking to abide by the rules of home-based quarantine.
You must watch a short video on the home quarantine onboard flights and read the Home Quarantine Booklet to understand the process.
You must apply preventive measures at home to protect others.
You must have a swab test on day 6 after your arrival back to Doha at one of the PHCC healthcare centers.
You must answer the phone calls from the public health team during your home quarantine.
You must agree to receive a visit from the public health team every 2 to 3 days.
You must inform the public health team if you develop any symptoms (fever, cough, body aches, change in taste or smell)
You must download the Ehteraz app.
You should not receive visitors while under home quarantine.
If you are back from a country that is not included in the low-risk list, a COVID19-free certificate from one of the MOPH approved COVID-19 testing centers is a must to be home quarantined for 2 weeks. Otherwise, you are hotel quarantined for a week, tested, then home quarantined for a week if tested negative. To be updated with the list of MOPH approved COVID-19 testing centers, please visit the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) website.
The following vulnerable group returning from travel (Qatari and Residents) and their immediate family members living in the same household, including their domestic helpers returning with them, are eligible for home quarantine:
Persons aged 55 years old and above.
Recipients of an organ or bone marrow transplant.
Patients with hypertension who are on treatment.
Patients with conditions that require immune-suppressive treatment.
Patients with heart failure or coronary artery disease.
Patients with moderate to severe asthma.
Cancer patients with metastasis and those on treatment (Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy).
Pregnant women (any trimester).
Nursing mothers with children aged 0-5 years.
Patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRD) or on dialysis.
Patients with CLD (Chronic Liver Disease) and decompensation.
Patients with lower-limb amputations.
People with disabilities where they are dependent on others for their activities of daily living.
Children with disabilities and their mothers.
Patients with epilepsy and on treatment.
Patients with diabetic foot infections.
People with deceased first degree relatives in the last 10 days.
People with mental health problems on antipsychotic medications and whose condition is aggravated by staying in closed spaces
Diabetic patients on treatment.
The house should have a separate room with an ensuite bathroom. If the house is not suitable for home quarantine, then the individual should book a hotel room for quarantine via the "Discover Qatar" website. The housing condition will not be checked; however, the individual will sign a Home Quarantine undertaking that their house condition complies with the requirements.
