Q&A: How Qatar is battling a new wave of COVID cases, deaths

Al Jazeera speaks to chair of the COVID-19 strategic group in Qatar following steep rise in cases and deaths recently.

Doha, Qatar – More than 200,000 people in Qatar have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic last year. The country has also reported 428 deaths as of April 26, including 150 in the last 30 days, following a spike in the daily cases and number of casualties. It has administered more than 1.4 million doses of the vaccine, with just over 19 percent of the population having received both doses, according to officials.