Qatar eases COVID and entry requirements ahead of World Cup

Travellers no longer have to present COVID tests and pre-register on a government app to enter the country. Visitors entering Qatar are not required to pre-register on the government’s Ehteraz health application prior to their arrival. Travellers visiting Qatar will no longer need a negative PCR or rapid antigen test to enter the country. The latest relaxation of COVID-related measures take effect from Tuesday, November 1, just 19 days before the World Cup kicks off. The arriving fans, players, officials, staff and media are by far the biggest influx of visitors seen in Qatar, which has a population of about…