The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has said that travellers with chronic health conditions are required to register online to get a medical report to be exempted from hotel quarantine. It also said that quarantine exemptions are not applicable for arrivals from some countries.
According to the Ministry, if a traveller has one of the conditions listed in the vulnerable groups under Qatar’s Travel and Return Policy during COVID-19, citizens and residents must obtain a medical certificate by logging in to their account on ‘My Health’ portal that shows their health condition and entitlement for home quarantine when booking their flight before travelling abroad.
“Travelers with chronic health conditions must register themselves for the ‘MyHealth’ patient portal online to obtain a medical report and a COVID-19 test result from an approved health center within 72 hours prior departure, or apply for a chronic condition certificate online through Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) or Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) websites,” the Ministry said on its Twitter account.
However, the hotel quarantine exception based on age and health conditions is not applicable to arrivals from the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands and Denmark, according to the Ministry.
The Ministry has updated the list of vulnerable groups returning from travel (citizens and residents) and their immediate family members, including their domestic helpers who share the same national address, who are eligible for home quarantine. The new amendments will be implemented from 2pm Doha time on January 24.
Health authorities have announced an update to the list of chronic diseases that are eligible for the issuance of medical certificates for patients who are at high risk of developing complications if they contract COVID-19.
According to Medical Director of HMC’s Hamad General Hospital, Dr. Yousuf Al Maslamani, the update has been made as a result of recent medical developments concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also people aged 65 years and above; pregnant women (any trimester); nursing mothers with children aged 0-5 years; people with disabilities who depend on others for their activities of daily living; children with disabilities and their mothers; people with deceased first-degree relatives in the last ten days; and minor travellers (under 18 years old) travelling without an accompanied guardian are also eligible for home quarantine upon their arrival in Qatar.
However, the Ministry has said that citizens and residents travelling with a family member who is among the vulnerable groups and who return to the country without that member of their family should be quarantined at a hotel and must book a hotel quarantine package from the listed hotels on the “Discover Qatar” website before their travel abroad.
All citizens and residents not included in the vulnerable list and wishing to travel abroad to one of the countries not included in the COVID-19 Green List must book a hotel quarantine package from the listed hotels on ‘Discover Qatar’ website before travelling.
