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Fans and visitors over the age of 18 will have to download a government-run phone app to track people’s movements and the prestige of the tournament’s fitness.
Fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar will be required to provide a negative COVID-19 check upon arrival as part of the host country’s regulations to combat COVID-19, organizers said Thursday. (More football news)
All visitors over the age of 18 will also need to download a government-run phone app that tracks people’s movements and fitness, called Ehteraz. all indoor public spaces enclosed,” World Cup organizers said.
Visitors must be able to show a negative result from a PCR test performed within 48 hours of arrival or an official immediate check performed within 24 hours. The COVID-19 control policy for visitors over the age of six is “regardless of the individual’s vaccination status,” the Supreme Committee on Delivery and Heritage said in a statement.
The decisions make the 2022 FIFA World Cup bigger public health policies that have been in place since Sept. 4 for all travelers arriving in Qatar. In June 2021, the Qatari government reported that there would be a vaccination mandate for World Cup fans.
Rapid antigen tests carried out within 24 hours of landing in Qatar will only be accepted if they come from official medical centers and not self-administered. No further testing is required in Qatar if enthusiasts develop symptoms of COVID-19.
Masks will need to be worn on public transport, adding the metro formula that many enthusiasts will use in the 8 stadiums in and around Doha.
Players and staff from the 32 World Cup groups will have to undergo immediate antigen tests every other day in Qatar, as will referees and officials in form, FIFA said.
FIFA and the Qatari government “strongly recommend all participants to get vaccinated against COVID-19,” football’s governing framework said Thursday.
Qatar has recorded nearly 450,000 cases of COVID-19 and 682 deaths from the disease, according to data compiled since 2020 by Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Qatar has an estimated population of at least 2. 5 million, of whom only 350,000 are Qatari citizens.
More than 97% of Qatar’s population has gained at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the data.
“Anyone testing for COVID-19 in Qatar will have to self-isolate according to the rules of the Ministry of Public Health,” World Cup organizers said.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place in stadiums at full capacity, with around 3 million tickets on sale for all 64 matches, just 16 months after the European Championship held across the continent, with some stadiums only 25% full due to local COVID. 19 rules.
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