Taking virus precautions a must – The Peninsula

Taking virus precautions a must – The Peninsula

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) yesterday disclosed that the weekly average of Covid-19 cases reached 608 in the last seven days, raising the number of Coronavirus infections 388,069 cases since the start of the pandemic. Last week, the average daily cases hovered around 600.

The Ministry also revealed that the community’s daily average reached 857 and 133 cases among travellers.

In its weekly report from July 11 to July 17, the Ministry said 1,646 vaccine doses were administered during the past week.

Recently, the infection rate had increased in the country, leading the Cabinet to reintroduce specific preventive measures, including the mask mandate.

Since the pandemic’s start, Qatar has fared better than many countries in safeguarding people’s health and suppressing the spread of COVID-19 infection.

Due to its test, trace and quarantine policies and state-of-the-art healthcare system, Qatar has one of the lowest COVID-19 mortality rates in the world. The country has also recorded one of the highest COVID-19 vaccine coverage, with more than 7.2 million vaccine doses, including 1,646 daily average in the last seven days. Over 1.8 million booster shots have also been administered.

The rise in cases is a global phenomenon as the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported a worldwide fifth week