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Qatar expands Covid-19 green country list

Published: 03 Oct 2021 - 04:42 pm | Last Updated: 28 Dec 2021 - 11:40 am
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Doha: As per the new update of travel and return policy Qatar will now have only have two lists of countries - green and red. Ministry of Public Health on their website said there will be an additional list of Exceptional Red Countries based on international and local health risk indicators and the epidemiology of Covid-19 in the different countries.
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The green list will now have 188 countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.
The red list countries include 15 countries – Bermuda, Cuba, Dominica, Egypt, Grenada, Guam, Mongolia, Montenegro, New Caledonia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Seychelles and Suriname.
Exceptional Red Countries include India, Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, Kenya and Sudan.