Qatar Airways has announced that with effect from August 29, passengers arriving in Qatar from Ankara, Antalya and Bodrum in Turkey must present a negative result of a Covid-19 medical test taken at an accredited medical centre no more than 48 hours before their arrival in Doha.
Passengers arriving in Qatar from Istanbul are already required to present a negative test result at check-in.
In a tweet on Monday, the airline said: "Effective August 29, passengers arriving in Qatar from Ankara, Antalya and Bodrum must present a negative result of a Covid-19 medical test taken within 48 hours of arrival to Doha at an accredited medical centre."
For the list of approved medical centres in Turkey, one has to visit the Qatar Ministry of Public Health's website at https://covid19.moph.gov.qa/EN/Pages/Health-Centers.aspx?centerid=1.
The ?approved medical centres in Turkey are: Ankara Sehir hospital, Ankara; Basaksehir Cam ve Sakura Sehir hospital – Istanbul; Kartal Dr Litfi Kirdar hospital – Istanbul; Sakarya Universitesi Egitim Ve Ara?t?rma Hastanesi (Sakarya University Education and Research Hospital)?; Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Egitim Ve Arast?rma Hastanesi (Istanbul Health Sciences University Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Education and Research Hospital) – Istanbul; Cerrahpasa Hospital – Istanbul; Yavuz Selim Kemik Hastaliklari Ve Rehabilitasyon Hastanesi (Yavuz Selim Osteopathic and Rehabilitation Hospital) – Trabzon?; Mugla Bodrum Devlet Hastanesi – Bodrum; and Antalya Egitim ve Arast?rma Hastanesi – Antalya.
As Qatar continues to implement its travel policies, the list of low-risk countries - which includes Turkey - is updated based on public health indicators in Qatar and around the world.
