Last verified: Sunday, 31. May 2020 at 07:21 AM
Last verified: Sunday, 31. May 2020 at 07:21 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Qatar We advise caution when travelling to Qatar. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Qatar shares a land border with Saudi Arabia. For these two countries, the Advisory Index is 3.1.
There are currently 52,907 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Qatar. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently 36 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Qatar.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Qatar.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Qatar from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Global Health Advisory: Do Not Travel. Avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. Exercise normal precautions in Qatar. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page. Due to risks to civil aviation operating within the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman region, including Qatar, the Federal ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Det lönar sig att följa den samhälleliga utvecklingen i landet och dess närområden med tanke på säkerhetsläget. Beakta de muslimska förhållningsreglerna.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/qatar/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Qatar has put in place enhanced health screening measures and entry restrictions due to COVID-19. Australians continue to be able to transit though and depart from Qatar. Australians, including those with a residency permit, are not allowed to enter Qatar. If you are in Qatar and you wish to leave, you should do so as soon as possible by commercial means. We ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/middle-east/qatar
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Qatar. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Qatar changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Qatar with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Qatar changed from 2.4 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Qatar to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Qatar to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Qatar changed from 2.0 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Qatar with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Qatar changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Qatar with a rating of 1.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Qatar with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Qatar with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Qatar with a rating of 2.0.
Qatar with its capital Doha is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly smaller than Connecticut (11,437 km²). The country is located Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia. The climate can be described as arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers. The landscape is mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel. With a population of about 0.93 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Doha |
| Population | less than one million |
| Size | 11.437 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Common languages | Arabic, Spanish |
| Currency | Rial (short: QAR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +974 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .qa |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | QA |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | QAT |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 634 |
These are problems Qatar is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Qatar. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Qatar.
Export products
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Qatar is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Qatar.
Visiting the country Qatar is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Qatar.
There are currently 52,907 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Qatar. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 36 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Qatar.
Qatar has a size of 11,437 km² or 4,416 mi² which is slightly smaller than Connecticut.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Qatar and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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