Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Huge Jump in Cases!

Last post Qatar had 15 cases.

Then it became 18.

Then it became 24. Qatar has now closed schools and universities. Travelers from a list of 15 countries are no longer allowed to enter. Shisha cafes have been shut and most events in the country have been cancelled.

Now the Government just announced an additional 238 cases were diagnosed. Yes, two-hundred thirty-eight, bringing the total to 262. This would mean on a per capita basis Qatar (9.7 cases per 100,000 people) is just behind Italy and Iran (~14 cases per 100,000).

The new cases appear to be due to the three "free-ranging" cases discovered a few days ago, where authorities then quarantined their apartment building/compound and started testing everyone. Looks like a lot of people caught it.

Hopefully the Government managed to contain things. Even then I expect stricter measures to be imposed by the Government, and if more clusters are found outside this compound the country might need to lock-down like Italy has done.

I'm stocked up with food etc so can stay home for an extended period if need be, ever since the virus was announced in China I had been buying extra groceries every time I went to the store so slowly built-up food in case a lock-down happened. I do it is not necessary though.