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Qatar updates Green, Red and Exceptional Red list based on Covid-19 risk level

Published: 29 Nov 2021 - 09:49 am | Last Updated: 28 Dec 2021 - 11:40 am
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UPDATE: The report updated with latest info from MoPH as of November 29, 2021 5pm

Doha: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has updated the classification of countries based on the level of Covid-19 risk. 

The Ministry stated that the update in the Green and Red List will take effect from Wednesday December 1, 2021 at 6pm (date updated).

On the otherhand, the changes on the Exceptional Red List took effect from Friday, November 26, 2021. 

In the new update, the number of countries under the Green List includes 177 countries. The Covid-19 Red List Countries consist of 19 countries. 

The classification of countries under the Exceptional Red List has also been updated. To date, there are 16 countries in the list including:
1. Bangladesh 
2. Botswana 
3. Egypt 
4. Eswatini 
5. India 
6. Lesotho 
7. Namibia
8. Nepal 
9. Pakistan
10. Philippines 
11. Sri Lanka 
12. South Africa 
13. South Sudan 
14. Sudan 
15. Zimbabwe 
16. Indonesia