Qatar's COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone app Ehteraz will show vaccination status after the latest update, the Ministry of Public Health has announced. 

All individuals who have received the full course of the given COVID-19 vaccination (2 doses for the current vaccines in Qatar), will have this displayed on their Ehteraz App 7 days after the last dose was administered, a ministry statement said.

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"A new Ehteraz update has been launched that will be enable people to set the location of their Home Quarantine using a map location function," MoPH said in a statement on Twitter. 

All individuals who have been placed into Home Quarantine will have the ability to use the map/pin drop location functionality within the first 24 hours of their Ehteraz status turning to YELLOW. "Set Quarantine Location" will appear under the QR code on the health status page of the App when applicable.

This is to be used only in situations either where the Blue Plate address is not available, or in cases where the individual chooses to remain in quarantine in a location other than their primary residence.

If the individual will carry out their quarantine in their primary residence which has a defined Blue Plate, they do not need to use this function on Ehteraz, as their primary residence will automatically be used by Ehteraz.

Individuals will only be able to use this function one time, and the location will be locked once used.

On the other hand, Ehteraz also now shows a display for vaccination status. 

"All individuals who have received the full course of the given COVID-19 vaccination (2 doses for the current vaccines in Qatar), will have this displayed on their Ehteraz App 7 days after the last dose was administered," MoPH said. 

The new status will appear on the health status page of the App as a Golden Frame around the QR code, and a vaccinated stamp image. The QR code may still be any of the four colors depending on the individual's status, but will be surrounded by the Golden Frame if fully vaccinated.

Additionally, the app now shows a "Vaccination" tab alongside the options for Health Status, Statistics, Hotline and Notifications. 

According to the statement, this tab will show the details of the individual's vaccination, including the dates of the dose/doses as well as the name of the vaccine taken. 

"Please note that at this time, this new vaccination status on the Ehteraz does not change any policies or protocols in regard to those set forward by the government of Qatar, meaning all mandates still apply such as social distancing, mask-wearing, and quarantine protocols," the Ministry stated.

Furthermore, the Ministry has also recently announced that it issued an emergency use authorization of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. This marked as the second COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for use in the State of Qatar by the MOPH.