{"id":251903,"date":"2022-10-26T16:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/26\/qatar-scraps-covid-entry-test-requirement-for-world-cup-fans-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:00:49","slug":"qatar-scraps-covid-entry-test-requirement-for-world-cup-fans-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/26\/qatar-scraps-covid-entry-test-requirement-for-world-cup-fans-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar scraps COVID entry test requirement for World Cup fans | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>World Cup host Qatar has scrapped a requirement for visitors to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before departing for the Gulf Arab state, its health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. <br \/>Previously, Qatar had told fans attending the World Cup they must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test regardless of their vaccination status, before departing by air or at the border crossing. <br \/>Qatar is expecting an unprecedented 1.2 million visitors during the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 tournament. <br \/>Qatar residents are no longer to take a COVID-19 test within 24 hours of returning to the country from abroad. <br \/>The health ministry also dropped a requirement that adults show their COVID-19 status on a government-run contact tracing smartphone application called Ehteraz before entering stadiums or other establishments like shops and restaurants. <br \/>Visitors and residents must still show the application before entering a healthcare facility, the statement said. <br \/>Qatar is easing restrictions because &#8220;the number of COVID-19 cases (is) continuing to drop around the world and in Qatar, and the ongoing roll-out of Qatar&#8217;s National COVID-19 Vaccination Program,&#8221; the statement said. <br \/>Last week, Qatar eased its mask rules and now only requires masks for people visiting healthcare facilities. <br \/>Qatar, which has a population of nearly 3 million, has recorded more than 440,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 692 deaths from the virus, according to data from the Ministry of Public Health. <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? 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