MoPH Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Five to 11 Years Old
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has approved the administration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 years old. The decision is in line with the recent…
COVID-19 Drive-Through Centre in Lusail to Offer Booster Vaccination and Testing
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) will be offering booster vaccinations and PCR testing at the Lusail COVID-19 drive-through centre starting this Wednesday, 26 January. Six lanes of the ten-lane…
MoPH Safely Administers Over 125,000 Booster Doses in the Last Seven Days
According to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), more than 125,000 COVID-19 vaccine booster doses have been safely administered in the last seven days as the roll out of booster…
HMC Designates Dedicated Treatment Facility in Al Wakra Hospital for Kids with COVID-19
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has designated a dedicated treatment facility for children afflicted with COVID-19 who require hospital admission. The new Al Wakra Pediatric COVID-19 Center is located within the…
MoPH Approves Pfizer-BioNTech Booster Vaccines for Children 12 to 15 Years Old
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has approved the administration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccines for children aged 12 to 15 years old. The decision is in line with the…
Choosing Between Rapid or PCR? MoPH Amends Policy for COVID-19 Tests
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) approved the use of rapid antigen test for COVID-19 in approved public and private centres effective this Wednesday, 5 January, after a dramatic rise…
Quarantine of Medical Workers Reduced to 7 Days
The quarantine period for COVID-19-positive health workers has been reduced from 10 to 7 days provided that the person does not show any symptoms, based on the latest COVID-19 clinical…
Qatar COVID-19 Cases Spike as Country Faces ‘Third Wave’ Fuelled by Omicron
Qatar is now witnessing a third wave of COVID-19 cases fuelled by the Omicron variant, with daily cases now reaching more than a thousand, a health official said. Speaking on…
Use Emergency Services Only for Critical Medical Conditions: HMC
With the Omicron variant causing an increase in COVID-19 cases in Qatar, senior officials from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) are asking the community to support their emergency services by only…
Sidra Medicine COVID-19 Testing Centre No Longer Accepting Walk-Ins
The COVID-19 testing centre at Sidra Medicine will no longer accept walk-ins or in-person registrations, in light of the current situation and in the interest of public health and safety…