MOPH announces list of approved Covid-19 testing centers in some low-risk countries

Doha: As part of the gradual lifting of restrictions imposed in Qatar as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) publishes a list of low risk countries and people travelling to Qatar from these countries can do home quarantine for even days. The listis reviewed every two weeks.

If there are accredited COVID-19 testing centres in one of these low-risk countries, obtaining a Covid-free certificate from one of these centres exempts the traveller from taking the test at the airport on arrival in the country, provided that the date of obtaining the certificate does not exceed 48 hours before traveling.

MoPH announced a list of accredited COVID-19 testing centres in some of these low risk countries

Thailand
1.    Vejthani Hospital
2.    Bumrungrad Hospital
3.    Bangkok Hospital

Germany
All hospitals and clinics in Germany perform COVID-19 PCR-test and provide Certificate.

United Kingdom 
1.    Bupa Cromwell Hospital
2.    Wellington Hospital

Turkey
1.    Ankara Sehir hospital-Ankara.
2.    Basaksehir Cam ve Sakura Sehir hospital – Istanbul.
3.    Kartal Dr. Litfi Kirdar hospital- Istanbul .
4.    Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi (SAKARYA University Education and Research Hospital).
5.    İstanbul Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi (Istanbul Health Sciences University Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Education and Research Hospital) – Istanbul
6.    Cerrahpaşa Hospital – Istanbul
7.    Yavuz Selim Kemik Hastalıkları Ve Rehabilitasyon Hastanesi (Yavuz Selim Osteopathic and Rehabilitation Hospital) – Trabzon
8.    Muğla Bodrum Devlet Hastanesi – Bodrum
9.    Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi – Antalya

The quarantine policy for people arriving in Qatar from low risk counties

Arrivals to the State of Qatar from low-risk countries are required to take a Coronavirus test upon arrival at the airport, and to sign a formal pledge to adhere to quarantine at home for a week, noting that the traveller’s status on the Ehteraz application will be yellow, which means that they are required to quarantine.

After the week has elapsed, the traveller must go to one of the dedicated health centres to get another Coronavirus test. If the result is positive, the traveller will be transferred to isolation, and if it is negative, the quarantine period ends at the end of that week and the traveller’s status on the Ehteraz application will change to green. It should be noted that the list of low-risk countries will be published on the Ministry of Public Health’s website and announced by the Civil Aviation Authority. The list of low-risk countries will be reviewed every two weeks.

There are accredited COVID-19 testing centres in one of these low-risk countries, obtaining a COVID-free certificate from one of these centres exempts the traveller 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.