Accroding to the Ministry of Health in Qatar, 1051 Sri Lankans based in Qatar have contracted Covid19.
Qatar has so far recorded 42,213 patients, out of which 8513 have recovered.
According to the Sri Lankan Embassy figures in 2018, there were 140,000 Sri Lankans working in Qatar; around 79% of them are labourers and housemaids, while 21% are professionals/skilled workers.
With the Covid19 crisis in Qatar, thousands of Sri Lankan workers have appealed to Sri Lankan Government for evacuation.
