Qatar scraps COVID testing ahead of World Cup

Many of the region's pandemic restrictions are ending and the United Arab Emirates also recently removed its longstanding mask mandate.
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Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways Akbar al-Baker supervises workers at Qatar's Hamad International Airport in the capital Doha on May 3, 2021. - KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images
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Qatar is removing some of its coronavirus-related health measures in time for the World Cup. 

The Qatari Ministry of Public Health today announced that people entering Qatar will no longer need to test for COVID-19 within 24 hours of entry starting Nov. 1. Visitors will also not need to present a negative test before flying to Qatar, the ministry said in a press release. 

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