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Situation in Qatar

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:28 am
by godmachine12
I read a few days ago that the Ministry of Education made masks in schools optional as of 3 April in all private and public schools. I would assume this means schools are operating as normal, provided this is true.

Can anyone on the ground there confirm this? I don't have any contacts there, only in the UAE, where rules are different.

Any additional insight as to what's it like there in general—specifically regarding internal pandemic restrictions—would be appreciated as well. I'm considering a move there and would like to know as much as possible before moving forward.

Thanks a million for any insight.

Re: Situation in Qatar

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:40 pm
by Trixie
I’m currently teaching in Qatar and can confirm that masks are now optional for staff and students. After school activities and field trips have also been reinstated. Our parent teacher conferences and all other meetings are in-person again.

To get into the school buildings, every adult has to present a “green” status on the covid tracking app called Ehteraz. The Ehteraz app is required to enter all buildings in the country, including restaurants, medical centers, banks, etc.

Many of our students aged 5 and up are vaccinated. If a student isn’t fully vaccinated or hasn’t had covid in the past 9 months, they’re required to take a weekly rapid antigen test at home. It’s required by the Ministry for these students to bring a signed declaration form every Sunday to school in order to attend classes for the week. As teachers, we collect the forms on Sundays and send those who don’t have it to reception to contact their parents.

Re: Situation in Qatar

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:32 pm
by godmachine12
Trixie wrote:
> I’m currently teaching in Qatar and can confirm that masks are now optional
> for staff and students. After school activities and field trips have also
> been reinstated. Our parent teacher conferences and all other meetings are
> in-person again.
>
> Many of our students aged 5 and up are vaccinated. If a student isn’t fully
> vaccinated or hasn’t had covid in the past 9 months, they’re required to
> take a weekly rapid antigen test at home. It’s required by the Ministry for
> these students to bring a signed declaration form every Sunday to school in
> order to attend classes for the week. As teachers, we collect the forms on
> Sundays and send those who don’t have it to reception to contact their
> parents.

Fabulous news! Thank you for the information; it's extremely useful.