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23 October 2020![Qatar’s COVID-19 response prevented a million extra cases, health chief tells QF webinar](https://images.ctfassets.net/2h1qowfuxkq7/11sCvcHaKEZ6dyGzwjOJvQ/a270763eb92c23e87ef7207db474322e/Qatar___s_COVID-19_response_prevented_a_million_extra_cases__health_chief_tells_QF_webinar_-_TAMU-Q_-_qf_-__Hero_-_PC-Nousha.jpg?w=750&h=313&fl=progressive&q=85&fm=jpg&fit=fill)
Measures taken to restrict the spread of COVID-19 in Qatar have prevented a much higher rate of infections.
Image source: Noushad Thekkayil, via ShutterstockDr. Abdullatif Al Khal of Hamad Medical Corporation says country’s healthcare system would have been overwhelmed without restrictions and public health measures