306 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 were announced today. 226 of these are from community cases and 80 from travellers return from abroad.
261 people have recovered from the virus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases recovered in Qatar to 211896.
In addition, the Ministry announces three new deaths, aged 47, 63 and 69 years of age. All of them had a history of chronic disease and were receiving the necessary medical care.
National Covid-19 vaccination program data
2403165 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered since the start of the program.
37518 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the past 24 hours.
60.6% of the eligible population has now received at least one dose of the vaccine.
91.3% of over 60s (the most vulnerable population group) have been vaccinated with at least one dose, while 85.4% have received both doses.
Current Covid-19 status
In recent weeks the combined impact of COVID-19 restrictions and increasing vaccination rates, and the overwhelming support of the community, has resulted in a consistent reduction in the number of new daily infections in the country.
However, it is still important to be cautious as the second wave is not yet over and there are still two highly contagious and highly virulent strains of the virus that are actively circulating in the community.
The plan to gradually lift restrictions will be delivered over 4 phases with each phase lasting 3 weeks.
The date of implementation and the duration of each phase will depend on the epidemic indicators which depend to a great extent on the degree of compliance of the community members with the current measures, restrictions and guidance by the government.
With the potential spike post Eid a distinct possibility, the first phase ofthe lifting of restrictions is planned to start on 28 May — this will allow sufficient time to analyze the data and determine the impact of Eid
Unlike last year, it is possible to make more freedoms available to those people who are vaccinated where they will enjoy certain privileges before others
It is vital that people do not claim victory against this virus too early —with the new, highly-transmissible variants in the community, there is still the potential for the virus to gain momentum and for numbers to rise.