Qatar imposes new travel restrictions on Sri Lanka & other Asian countries

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Public Health of Qatar has announced revised quarantine regulations for travelers from six Asian countries. According to the revised guidelines which were issued today (02), fully vaccinated travelers (who have received their vaccination in Qatar) originating from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines coming to the Gulf state must now quarantine for two days at a hotel until a negative PCR test sees them fit to leave the facility on the second day. All other travelers from these countries are subject to a hotel quarantine of 10 days upon arriving in Qatar, even if they are fully vaccinated with the same vaccine, in a different country.