Official countdown clock for the 2022 Qatar World Cup on Binhai Road in Doha. Those participating in the competition do not need to be quarantined September 29, 2022 World Cup organizers have stressed that fans who go to Qatar to watch the World Cup that will start on November 20

Official countdown clock for the 2022 Qatar World Cup on Binhai Road in Doha. Those participating in the competition do not need to be quarantined September 29, 2022 September 29, 2022

World Cup organizers have emphasized that fans who go to Qatar to watch the World Cup that will start on November 20 must present a negative nucleic acid test result in the new crown to enter the country.

All visitors over the age of 18 must also download the Ehteraz application. This is a government-run contact tracing phone app to track people's activities and infection status.

On Thursday, September 29, the World Cup organizers said in a statement: "Enteraz in any public, closed indoor venue is required to show green Ehteraz (indicating that the user has not been diagnosed with new crown ).

In addition, before traveling to Qatar, tourists entering the country need to show negative results of nucleic acid tests within 48 hours before arrival or official rapid tests within 24 hours.

Delivery and Heritage Supreme Committee stated that "regardless of the individual's vaccination status", the above testing policy applies to tourists aged 6 and above.

is expected to travel to Qatar to participate in the sporting event ending on December 18 without vaccination or quarantine.

Organizers said that rapid antigen testing should be performed within 24 hours before arrival in Qatar only if it comes from an official medical center and is not managed by itself. If fans do not show symptoms of infection, then Qatar does not need to conduct further testing.

Masks are required on public transportation, as many fans are expected to take the subway to the eight stadiums in the capital Doha and surrounding it.

According to data collected by Johns Hopkins University since 2020, Qatar has recorded nearly 450,000 confirmed cases of the new crown and 682 deaths.

The data also shows that more than 97% of Qatar (estimated at least 2.5 million, of which about 350,000 are Qatari citizens) received at least one dose of the new coronavirus vaccine .

World Cup organizers said that anyone who tests positive for the nucleic acid result of the new coronavirus during their stay in Qatar "will be required to be quarantined in accordance with the Ministry of Public Health's epidemic prevention policies."