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Table 1 Workplace Classifications in the State of Qatar

From: COVID-19 infection across workplace settings in Qatar: a comparison of COVID-19 positivity rates of screened workers from March 1st until July 31st, 2020

Economic sector

Workplace Classification

Inclusions

Public Funded

National security

Armed forces, military and police

Oil & gas

Companies specialized in oil and gas operations- energy upstream, midstream, and downstream.

Public service

Various ministries and other entities offering public services

Health care

Health centers, hospitals, private clinics, medical laboratories, and healthcare administrative offices

Private funded

Accommodation and food services

Restaurants, hotels and commercial residential complexes.

Construction & related

Construction and contracting companies as well as manufacturers specialized in construction equipment and material.

Finance & business

banks and financial institutions as well as private businesses offering consulting services or administrative support.

Holding/conglomerate with diversified services

Holding companies offering more than one type of service. For the majority, Holdings offer real estate, construction, and retails services

Retail and wholesale trade

Supermarkets, grocery stores, pharmacies as well as factories, manufacturers, and agriculture domain.a

Support waste management and remediation services

cleaning and hospitality companies, private security services, and waste & facility management services

Transportation and warehousing

Entities specialized in transportation logistics, warehousing and storage.

  1. aAgriculture domain refers here to retails farms and farmers markets