Qatar fans must show negative COVID test result

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Qatar fans must show negative COVID test result

In this Sept 3rd, 2019 file photo, the official logo of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is unveiled on a giant screen in Madrid. GABRIEL BOUYS AFP Fans attending the World Cup in Qatar must show proof of a negative COVID 19 test result regardless of their vaccination status, organizers said on Thursday.

The Supreme Committee for Delivery Legacy said that all visitors aged six and over must present a negative result from a PCR test taken within 48 hours before their departure or from a rapid antigen test taken in the 24 hours before arriving.

Results of the rapid antigen tests will only be accepted if they are from official medical centers and not self-administered. If visitors do not develop symptoms of COVID-N, no further tests will be required in Qatar.

Visitors aged 18 and above are required to download a government-owned contact tracing phone application called Ehteraz.

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A green Ehteraz status showing the user does not have a confirmed case of COVID- 19 is required to enter any public closed indoor spaces, the statement added.

Fans will have to wear masks on public transport but the vaccination is not mandatory for the 1.2 million visitors expected for the Nov 20 -- Dec 18 tournament.

Anyone who tests positive for COVID 19 while in Qatar will be required to isolate according to the Ministry of Public Health guidelines.

More than 440,000 confirmed cases of COVID 19 and 692 deaths from the virus have been confirmed in Qatar, according to data from the Ministry of Public Health.

The country has a population of 2.8 million, of which barely 380,000 are Qatari nationals. A total of 7,487, 616 vaccine doses have been administered so far, according to the data.