Followers attending the Qatar 2022 World Cup should present a destructive COVID-19 check once they arrive as a part of the host nation’s guidelines to fight the virus.
Organisers introduced on Thursday that every one guests aged 18 and over should additionally obtain a government-run cellphone software monitoring individuals’s actions and well being standing, referred to as Ehteraz.
Followers aged six and above should have the ability to present a destructive outcome from a PCR check taken within the 48 hours earlier than arriving or from an official fast check taken inside 24 hours.
The COVID-19 testing coverage for guests aged six and over is _“whatever the particular person’s vaccination standing,” t_he Supreme Committee for Supply & Legacy mentioned in an announcement.
Vaccination shouldn’t be necessary for the 1.2 million anticipated guests for the event which runs from November twentieth to December 18th.
Masks should be worn on public transport, together with the subway system that many followers will use to get to the eight stadiums in and round Doha.
World Cup organisers additionally mentioned that “anybody who assessments constructive for COVID-19 whereas in Qatar might be required to isolate in accordance with Ministry of Public Well being tips”.