Qatar Reports 643 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Surpasses 12,500

On Wednesday, Qatar confirmed 643 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 12,564 infected people, according to the state’s Ministry of Health.

In a statement, the ministry said that 109 cases have successfully recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 1243 cases.

It added that most of the reported cases are of migrant workers who have different occupations and contracted the virus after coming into contact with previously infected inpiduals.

“Several other cases of migrant workers outside the industrial area was also recorded,” the ministry added.

It noted that the remainder of the cases are of citizens and residents who contracted the virus from their family members were infected.

Qatar has ramped up its efforts to test people, especially migrant workers living in crowded areas, to contain the outbreak.

The ministry has tested 91,415 people so far, out of which 2,808 were tested in the last 24 hours.

Qatar’s cabinet announced last week a few measures to be implemented during Ramadan amid the coronavirus.

The official working hours during Ramadan will be as follows: For the government sector, four hours, from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and for the private sector, six hours, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Several Arab countries have tightened restrictions on movement and travel, with the aim of curbing the spread of the Coronavirus, and some have pledged billions of dollars in economic stimulus programs to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.

More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.

People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.

Transmission of the virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

It can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.