"New Immigration Restrictions Have Stranded Qatar Airways Cabin Crew and They Have No Idea When They Can Return"

A number of foreign cabin crew working for Qatar Airways have been left stranded after Qatar’s health ministry banned foreign nationals from 14 countries. The drastic measure was announced on Sunday and came into effect less than 24-hours later. While Qatari citizens are not affected by the ban, all visitors and those with residence and work permits are not permitted to re-enter the small Persian Gulf State...The new immigration restrictions have been described by the authorities as a “necessary preventive measure” to prevent further spread of the Coronavirus. Qatar has officially confirmed 18 cases...Qatar Airways has been contacted for comment but had not yet answered questions over how many cabin crew and other workers have been affected or what the airline is doing to support those impacted Workers who had taken leave will no longer be allowed to return to work or to their lives they have built in Qatar. It’s not known how long the restrictions will remain in force.