QATAR ANNOUNCES NEW RESTRICTIONS OF COVID 19

  • 04/02/2021

Health authorities announce a new 32-point plan to curb the coronavirus spread amid a surge in cases.The 32-point plan, made public on Wednesday, includes provisions to limit at 80 percent the number of staff present at their workplace.It also reimposes a ban on indoor weddings, with some exceptions.

“We have seen an 85 percent increase in January compared to December in the number of COVID-19 patients being admitted to hospital,” Dr Abdullatif al-Khal, chair of the National Health Strategic Group on COVID-19 and head of Infectious Diseases at Hamad Medical Corporation, said.
On Wednesday, health authorities announced 396 cases, bringing the total number of infections since the outbreak to 152,491, including 249 deaths.

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