Qatar keeps Jordan among green list regarding quarantine, testing

AMMAN —The Qatari Ministry of Health issued a new update for the travel and return list on Saturday. It kept Jordan among the green countries regarding quarantine and COVID-19 testing procedures.اضافة اعلان

The Qatari ministry stated on its official website that it would immediately apply the updated procedures, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. 

The updates by the ministry also included a new departure and arrival policy, especially for those coming from red list countries after finding the new mutated COVID-19 strain “Omicron” from Africa.

The update added 15 new countries, including two Arab countries, Egypt and Sudan, to the red list, bringing up the total to 21 countries, and the green list has 175 countries after the update.

Visitors coming to Qatar with fully vaccinated entry visas will be subjected to a two-day hotel quarantine, in addition to other procedures. While non-vaccinated travelers will not be allowed to enter.

As for travelers coming to Qatar from the green list countries, they are only required to perform a PCR test before departure and after arrival, without the need for a hotel quarantine.

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