Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines are the countries also added to the list.

A complete ban has also been enforced on unvaccinated travellers from these six countries, while inoculated travellers from the specified nations need to undergo a two day quarantine on arrival in a hotel, said Qatar's Ministry of Public Health.

International travellers will also need to undergo a RT-PCR test within 72 hrs post arrival followed by a rapid antigen test (RAT) on the second day of quarantine, it said.

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