Qatar government employees will work from home during the World Cup

The majority of government employees in Qatar have been instructed to work from home during the next soccer World Cup, and two weeks before to the event, schools will have shortened hours before closing as the nation gets ready for a significant inflow of tourists. Check out the complete details about it below.

Qatar government employees will work from home during the World Cup

The World Cup, which will be held for the first time in the Middle East in Qatar, will begin on November 20 and end on December 18. It anticipates that the event will draw around 1.2 million tourists, or nearly half of the populace of the conservative nation, creating a logistical and law enforcement problem. Due to this, the government announced late on Wednesday that between November 1 and December 19, 80% of its personnel will work remotely.

Between November 1 and November 17, public and private schools will only hold abbreviated lessons until midday before closing for the duration of the World Cup and at least through December 22.

The decisions were made “taking into consideration the public interest and in keeping with the state’s preparedness for hosting this event,” according to Mohammed Al Hajri, spokesperson for Qatar’s Government Communications Office. Eight stadiums are gathered around Doha, the only major city in Qatar, the smallest state to host soccer’s largest tournament. A total of 32 teams have qualified, and games will be played there.

A new transportation infrastructure, including expressways and a metro system that began operating in 2019, was created by the Gulf Arab state in preparation for the competition, although it has never been equipped to accommodate the volume of tourists anticipated for the World Cup.

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