COVID-19: Qatar to curb on children’s access to markets

Cairo: Children under the age of 12 in Qatar are barred from entering shopping centres and markets as part of restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country, local media said.

The third phase of coronavirus-related curbs in Qatar went into effect on Friday until further notice, reducing the capacity of commercial centres to 30 per cent, closing all prayer areas in them and restricting the service of restaurants inside them to outdoor orders.

As part of the latest restrictions, the capacity of public markets is cut down to 30 per cent of the normal capacity. Meanwhile, persons under 18 years old are not allowed into cinemas, the capacity of which is reduced to 20 per cent of the usual capacity.

Theatrical shows are banned without approval of the Health Ministry.

Qatari health authorities so far have registered a total of 176,521 coronavirus cases and 282 fatalities.