Skeptic in Qatar

In 2006 I moved to Qatar and things are not what many people in North America would expect - it is not like how the Middle East is portrayed in the media. I'm also a fan of skepticism and science so wondered how this works here in Qatar. Since I'm here for a while I figured I'd use the time to get to know this country better and with this blog you can learn along with me. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - So what posts have been popular recently . . .

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Over 10,000 Cases Now

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Last post I mentioned that Qatar was now identifying over 600 cases a day. Then it became over 700 . . . then 800. Today the Ministry of He...
Thursday, April 23, 2020

Ramadan has started! And a Coronavirus Update.

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The announcement has been made, Ramadan is officially here. One thing I haven't mentioned yet is preparing for Ramadan by slowly getti...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Updates -- Statistics from the Government

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Another day, another 518 cases. The total for Qatar is now at 6,533. Because this has been a recent wave almost 6,000 of the cases are list...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Virus Cases Are Growing, and Ramadan is Approaching

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Things continue to be quite worrisome here, each day the Ministry of Health announces another 300-500+ cases. Today had 567 cases, sadly a...
Friday, April 17, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Daily Cases Dramatically Climbing

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As for the coronavirus unfortunately the number of cases in Qatar is growing rapidly. Yesterday saw a record 392 cases but today smashed t...
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Holding Steady but Daily Cases Still High

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The number of cases in Qatar continues to hold steady at around 200 to 250 a day. Today was 197 cases, for a total of 3428. At least no one...
Friday, April 10, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Cases Reducing After a Spike

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After a number of days at 200+ cases per day things have started to slow down. The last three days saw around 150 cases a day, today was 136...
Sunday, April 05, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- the Surge Begins

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Yesterday Qatar recorded 250 cases of the virus, the highest daily total yet. Until today, when 279 new cases appeared! Qatar now has 1,60...
Friday, April 03, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update - A Breakdown of the Cases in Qatar

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The number of cases increased by 126 today, for a total of 1075 cases. Thankfully no one died today, and 21 more people recovered. The Go...
Thursday, April 02, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update - Growing Caseload, Further Preparations by the Government

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Two days ago the number of cases increased by 88, the second greatest number of daily new cases in Qatar (until today). Yesterday was 54 cas...
Monday, March 30, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Updates - Cases Per Day are Increasing

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In the past the new cases each day were around 7-13 but two days ago it was 28, a worrying sign. Well yesterday has 44 new cases and they ju...
Saturday, March 28, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Updates - First Death in the Country

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Unfortunately the Ministry announced the first death in Qatar due to covid-19, a 57-year old man with pre-existing medical issues. He had be...
Thursday, March 26, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Holding Steady but Preparing for the Worst

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Today the Ministry announced another 12 cases, bringing the total to 549. The curve for Qatar is still pretty flat: I couldn't find al...
Monday, March 23, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Updates -- Slight Rise in Cases Each Day

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Over the last three days the number of Coronavirus cases in Qatar has been growing slowly -- 11 one day, then 13, and today 7. The total num...
Friday, March 20, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Updates -- Cases Slowly Growing, Most People Staying Home

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Cases in the country are now at 460. It's a slow increase, for the last three days the number of cases has only gone up from 3 - 10 a d...
Sunday, March 15, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Updates - Now Over 400 Cases

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The Ministry of Public Health as reported an additional 64 cases today, bringing the total to 401. Sadly it will likely continue to increase...
Saturday, March 14, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Updates - now over 300 cases

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Looks like I spoke too soon about no new cases. Within an hour of the last post the Ministry of Public Health announced 58 more cases, takin...
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Friday, March 13, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Further Closings

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No new cases announced thankfully (still at 262) but the government has now closed places like gyms, playgrounds, and wedding halls. The m...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Huge Jump in Cases!

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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...
Sunday, March 08, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update - and What to do if you Can't Find Hand Sanitizer

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Until recently the number of cases in Qatar was 12 but they were all from the extradition flight from Iran so had safely been quarantined wi...
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I'm an accountant, skeptic, and fan of science and science education. By the way I am not Muslim. Nor do I play one on TV.
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