The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Qatar has temporarily suspended issuing birth certificates to newborns and the work of  Births and Deaths Committee effective March 22 until further notice.All licensed government and private hospitals are currently unable to process the said documents due to the suspension. 

However, issuance of death certificates from the Office of Human Services in accordance with the health precautions will resume.

MoPH said in a statement concerning the cancellation of certificates processing:

Within the framework of preventive and precautionary measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and in the interest of everyone's safety, the service of issuing a birth certificate to newborns in all licensed government and private hospitals, as well as the work of the Births and Deaths Committee, will be suspended as of Sunday, March 22 until further notice and only maintaining the service of issuing death certificates from the Office of Himan Services according to the recommended health precautions.