Doha: Qatar will reimpose restrictions on commercial activities, effective from today, January 8, as the country battles a surge in new COVID-19 infections, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said the renewed restrictions come in light of the current health conditions and in line with preventive measures to avoid COVID-19 infections.
The ministry has affirmed that any party that violates this decision will be held accountable and legal action will be taken.
On January 5, speaking on a Qatar TV programme, Dr. Khal, who is also Head of Infectious Diseases at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), said that the third wave is expected to reach the peak in the coming weeks after recording a likely large number of infections in the country like the rest of the world, the Peninsula reported.
He said that the third wave in Qatar began about two weeks ago, however, the cases started increasing since mid of October.
He urged people to take the booster shots as soon as possible to protect themselves and others from the pandemic.
This post was last modified on January 8, 2022 6:23 pm