Friday, May 29, 2020

What I Get Up to Staying at Home

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Decided to see how my new "lockdown beard" works with a Qatari thobe and gurtra.
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Thursday, May 28, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Updates – Steady, Likely at the Peak

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Daily cases were high but holding steady at 1500-1800 a day. Today however was a new record, 1,967, and the total cases is at 50,914. Howeve...
Sunday, May 24, 2020

Eid Mubarak Everyone

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Well, Ramadan is officially over. Eid Al-Fitr has begun and now I can eat during the day again. I celebrated with an oatmeal breakfast and ...
Friday, May 22, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- The Gov't is Serious About the App

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Another day and sadly another record, 1,830 cases detected in Qatar in the last 24 hours. At least the daily recoveries are picking up, it...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Two Months of Staying in the Apartment

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I have now been in my apartment for two months. Aside from one trip to the grocery store, and picking up iftar meals from that kind Qatari g...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Updates – Might be at the Peak (I hope)

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Qatar continues to have significant daily cases, anywhere from 1100-1600+ a day. Today was 1,637. Large numbers but relatively stable. Mayb...
Thursday, May 14, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update -- Over 28,000 Total Cases

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Today was another record unfortunately, with 1,733 new cases in one day. Total cases is 28,272. No one has died in the last few days so the...
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Monday, May 11, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update - over 1,100 new cases a day now!

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In the last four days the number of daily cases has been over 1,100, and on one of those days it was 1,311 -- the highest amount of cases in...
Friday, May 08, 2020

14 Years in Qatar

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With all of the Coronavirus isolation I completely forgot that as of May 1st I have been in Qatar for 14 years! I did not plan that at all,...
Thursday, May 07, 2020

Ramadan 2020 - Traditional Iftar Meal

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Day 42 of isolation in the apartment. But yesterday I was chatting with a friend on the phone and invited me to stop by his family's ma...
Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update - Day 40 of Isolating, Cases Are Still High

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Day 42 and in Qatar things have still not settled. Cases are up-and-down, 600+ one day, 700+ another. Today was 951 new cases for a total o...
Friday, May 01, 2020

Qatar Coronavirus Update - Holding Steady at 600-900 Cases Per Day

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In the last four days there were anywhere from 600-900 cases a day (three days at 600+, one day at 800+). The total number of cases is now...
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...