263 new cases of the virus, 141 recoveries Friday in Qatar

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported on Friday 263 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) s, of which 228 were from community and 35 from travellers returning from abroad who are subject to quarantine.

The MoPH also recorded 141 recoveries from the virus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases recovered in Qatar to 144,619.

All new cases have been introduced to isolation and are receiving necessary healthcare.

— Measures to tackle Covid-19 in Qatar have succeeded in flattening the curve and limiting the spread of the virus and the number of new daily cases and hospital admissions is continuing to decline each week.

— Qatar's proactive and extensive testing of suspected cases has enabled us to identify a high number of positive cases in the community.

— Qatar has one of the lowest Covid-19 death rates in the world.

This is a result of:

— Very high quality of care provided thorough the public healthcare sector for Covid-19 patients.

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