Increase in Covid-19 Red list countries as MoPH updates lists

* Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka remain in 'Special Risk 6-Country Zone'

* Number of Green list countries decrease as Yellow list sees increase

 

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has updated the Green, Yellow and Red list of countries, based on the categorisation of Covid-19 risk, even as six nations - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka - remain in the 'Special Risk 6-Country Zone'. The updates came into effect on Monday, the MoPH said in a tweet.The updates show that the number of countries on the Green list has dropped from 21 to 11, a decrease of 10 compared to the previous list, while the Red list now has 167 countries compared to 153 earlier, an increase of 14.The Yellow list now has 27 countries compared to the 33 on the previous list.The full lists and other details of Qatar's travel and return policy can be found at https://covid19.moph.gov.qa/EN/travel-and-return-policy/Pages/default.aspxThe Green list countries are Australia, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, New Zealand, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.The Yellow list countries are Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Brunei Darussalam, China, Chile, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, Hong Kong, Italy, Luxembourg, Kuwait, Mozambique, Macau, Norway, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovenia, Singapore, South Korea, Uganda and the UAE.The Red list countries are Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Barbados BRB North America11 Bahamas BHS North America12 Belarus BLR Europe13 Belgium BEL Europe14 Belize BLZ North America15 Benin BEN Africa16 Bermuda BMU North America17 Bhutan BTN Asia18 Bolivia BOL South America19 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba BES South America20 Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Europe21 Botswana BWA Africa22 Brazil BRA South America23 British Virgin Islands VGB North AmericaCOVID-19 RED LIST COUNTRIESS No Country / Territory Country Code Continent24 Burkina Faso BFA Africa25 Burundi BDI Africa26 Cambodia KHM Asia27 Cameroon CMR Africa28 Cape Verde CPV Africa29 Cayman Islands CYM North America30 Central African Republic CAF Africa31 Chad TCD Africa32 Colombia COL South America33 Comoros COM Africa34 Congo COG Africa35 Costa Rica CRI North America36 Cook Islands COK Oceania37 Cuba CUB North America38 Curacao CUW South America39 Cyprus CYP Europe40 Denmark DNK Europe41 Djibouti DJI AfricaS No Country / Territory Country Code Continent42 Dominica DMA North America43 Dominican Republic DOM North America44 Equatorial Guinea GNQ Africa45 El Salvador SLV North AmericaCOVID-19 RED LIST COUNTRIESS No Country / Territory Country Code Continent46 Eritrea ERI Africa47 Eswatini SWZ Africa48 Estonia EST Europe49 Egypt EGY Africa50 Fiji FJI Oceania51 France FRA Europe52 French Polynesia PYF Oceania53 Gabon GAB Africa54 Gambia GMB Africa55 Georgia GEO Eurasia56 Ghana GHA Africa57 Grenada GRD North America58 Greece GRC Europe59 Greenland GRL North America60 Gibraltar GIB Europe61 Guatemala GTM North America62 Guernsey GGY Europe63 Guinea GIN Africa64 Guinea-Bissau GNB Africa65 Guyana GUY South America66 Haiti HTI North America67 Honduras HND North America68 IcelandBesides these three lists, six nations - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka - are in the 'Special Risk 6-Country Zone', according to information available on the MoPH website.The rules for travellers coming from these countries are as follows: those vaccinated/recovering from Covid-19 in Qatar are subject to two-day hotel quarantine and are allowed to leave the hotel on the second day if the result of the PCR test is negative. The rest of the people are subject to hotel quarantine for a period of 10 days.