DOHA: Qatar is to drop pre-arrival COVID-19 tests before the World Cup, the health ministry said on Wednesday (Oct 26), weeks after announcing that the million-plus incoming fans do not need vaccinations.
The latest relaxation in anti-COVID measures will take effect on Nov 1, 19 days before the first World Cup on Arab territory starts on Nov 20.
The arriving fans, players, officials, staff and media are by far the biggest influx of visitors…