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Doha
Seven more, including two citizens, tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the total infected tally to 501, an updated count on the Ministry of Public Health's website showed on Monday.
Meanwhile, four more made recovery from the virus on Monday, bringing the total to 37.
Some of the newly-diagnosed individuals had travelled abroad recently and some of them are expatriates. They are under isolation with necessary medical care.
So far, 11,354 people have been tested for the virus in Qatar. No death has been reported yet.
The newly-infected individuals are under isolation with necessary medical care.
The Ministry of Public Health is tracing those in contact with new cases and checking all citizens who have recently returned to Qatar.
On February 29, Qatar had confirmed its first coronavirus case, on a 36-year-old citizen returning from Iran, which is a hotspot of the disease in the Middle East.
A little over a week later, the Ministry of Public Health announced that for the first time three expatriates working in the country had contracted the virus. The 12 previous cases all involved Qatari citizens and other nationals evacuated in late February from Iran.
On March 8, Qatar banned the entry of travellers from 14 Asian countries as the first step of a series of widespread measures to contain the spread of the outbreak.
A day later, it announced a nationwide closure of schools and universities, with public places that attracted a large number of people like the Katara Cultural Village, the National Museum of Qatar and Qatar Foundation facilities closing down in subsequent days.
A week later, on March 14, Qatar extended the travel restrictions, suspending visas on arrival for travellers from Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Sudan, and a day later, asked restaurants and cafes to shut down their dining rooms.
On March 17, the government locked down a portion of its Industrial Area where a large number of people have tested positive for Covid-19. Leading by example, the government directed all state entities to ask 80 percent of their staff to work from home. The firms in the private sector followed suit.
Doha
Seven more, including two citizens, tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the total infected tally to 501, an updated count on the Ministry of Public Health's website showed on Monday.
Meanwhile, four more made recovery from the virus on Monday, bringing the total to 37.
Some of the newly-diagnosed individuals had travelled abroad recently and some of them are expatriates. They are under isolation with necessary medical care.
So far, 11,354 people have been tested for the virus in Qatar. No death has been reported yet.
The newly-infected individuals are under isolation with necessary medical care.
The Ministry of Public Health is tracing those in contact with new cases and checking all citizens who have recently returned to Qatar.
On February 29, Qatar had confirmed its first coronavirus case, on a 36-year-old citizen returning from Iran, which is a hotspot of the disease in the Middle East.
A little over a week later, the Ministry of Public Health announced that for the first time three expatriates working in the country had contracted the virus. The 12 previous cases all involved Qatari citizens and other nationals evacuated in late February from Iran.
On March 8, Qatar banned the entry of travellers from 14 Asian countries as the first step of a series of widespread measures to contain the spread of the outbreak.
A day later, it announced a nationwide closure of schools and universities, with public places that attracted a large number of people like the Katara Cultural Village, the National Museum of Qatar and Qatar Foundation facilities closing down in subsequent days.
A week later, on March 14, Qatar extended the travel restrictions, suspending visas on arrival for travellers from Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Sudan, and a day later, asked restaurants and cafes to shut down their dining rooms.
On March 17, the government locked down a portion of its Industrial Area where a large number of people have tested positive for Covid-19. Leading by example, the government directed all state entities to ask 80 percent of their staff to work from home. The firms in the private sector followed suit.
