Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced that from next week vaccinated or recovered students are exempted from the weekly rapid antigen tests.
Students who have been vaccinated and those who recovered from Covid-19 infection are exempted from doing the weekly home rapid antigen test. They need to produce the vaccination certificate proving that they have received two doses of the vaccine in the past nine months or a certificate of recovery from the student's health center.
Ministry confirmed that the rapid home antigen testing on a weekly basis will continue for unvaccinated students.
Testing kits will be provided to government school students through their schools.
Ministry also said random tests at all levels by the health teams of the Ministry of Public Health will continue.
The Ministry called on parents and students to adhere to the precautionary measures in order to preserve their health.
Ministry also announced that schools will return to pre-covid-19 timings with all precautionary measures in place from Sunday, February 20, 2022.
Physical education classes for students will start from next week and extra-curricular school activities, including trips and others, will be implemented in accordance with the precautionary measures followed.
The ministry said in a statement today, that this decision comes based on coordination with the Ministry of Public Health, and in light of the health indicators of the pandemic and the ministry’s concern for the students’ interest and their academic future.
