CAIRO – Qatar’s interior ministry announced on Thursday that wearing masks will be mandatory to go outside starting Sunday and those who do not comply will be fined up to $53,000.

Violators could also be jailed up to three years, or either of those punishments, according to a statement on the ministry’s Twitter account.

The statement added that the only exception will be if the person is alone driving in a vehicle.

Qatar reported 1,733 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours for a total of 28,272 cases and a total of 14 deaths.