Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has issued updated lists of countries based on the categorization of COVID-19 risk.

According to a post on its Twitter page, the new lists will be effective Monday, November 15 at 12 pm.

MOPH Publishes Updated Lists Of Countries Based on Categorization of COVID-19 Risk

The new lists come into effect on Monday 15 November at 12pm.https://t.co/DOTCyk9TOr

— وزارة الصحة العامة (@MOPHQatar) November 12, 2021

The updated list sees 10 countries in the COVID-19 Exceptional Red List category including: Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and South Sudan.

The Green list still has 181 countries, while the Red List contains 21 countries.

Earlier in October, the Ministry had announced some changes to Qatar's travel and return policy which included the following:

Travelers are required to sign an Undertaking and Acknowledgment Form before arrival to Qatar. The form is available on the MoPH website, online registration platform (Ehteraz website) and via airlines’ ticketing process. Fully vaccinated citizens and residents traveling from Green List countries are exempt from this procedure.

-Pre-travel PCR test is no longer mandatory for fully vaccinated Qatari citizens and residents who are traveling from Green List countries; instead, they will be required to do the PCR test within 36 hours of arrival.

-The conditionally approved vaccine list has been updated to include Sinovac, Sputnik (V) and Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines.

-Visitors are now able to activate the Ehteraz mobile application using an international SIM card.

- Non-residents of Qatar must register via the online registration platform at least 3 days before arrival.

For more information and details, click here.

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Source: MoPH