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Deputy Amir attends SCEAI meeting Action initiated against firm for MoPH boosts precautionary The Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani, who is violating precautionary rules measures in workplaces also the deputy chairman of the Su- preme Council for Economic Affairs An inspection team of the by buses to half the capacity of QNA the responsibilities of em- and Investment (SCEAI), attended Ministry of Administrative De- the bus. In coordination with Doha ployers, which encompasses the Council meeting chaired by the velopment, Labour and Social the security authorities, the identifying the symptoms Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Affairs (MADLSA) has found necessary measures were taken The Ministry of Public of the virus, its transmis- Hamad al Thani via video confer- a contracting company in Al- against the company’s manager Health has beefed up the sion methods and cleaning ence on Monday. The meeting was Waab area violating the min- and the engineer in charge of precautionary and preven- of workplaces by installing also attended by Prime Minister and istry’s precautionary measures the site and they were sent for tive measures in workplaces hand sanitisers, disinfecting Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid to avoid the spread of the coro- interrogation. The ministry has to contain the spread of coro- workplace and providing the bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al Thani, navirus in workplaces. established a dedicated hotline: navirus (COVID-19). required personal protection executive member of the Council and The team found that the 40280660 to receive reports of The ministry has issued tools, in addition to employ- other members of the Council. (QNA) company did not reduce the any workplace or accommoda- instructions to employers ees’ measuring the tempera- number of workers transported tion violations. (QNA) and employees in several ture using non-touch device, languages to maintain a safe maintaining a safe distance, working environment. suspending the use of fin- Dr Asmaa al Nuaimi, gerprint scan, stop receiving NHS National Lead for visitors and canceling exter- Healthy and Safe Employees, nal meeting. ‘People have highest level of trust in Qatar govt over COVID-19’ said the guidelines specify The guidelines also in- Tribune News Network Cambridge and the University pearing in the results. reporting that they have prac- ate professor of Public Health for the employers what they clude stopping the use of ex- Doha of Warwick in the UK is con- The Survey found that Qa- tised social distancing in the at QU, said, “These results are must follow to prevent the ternal companies to provide ducting the study, which seeks tar is in the top five countries of past week. More than 90 per- significant for Qatar because it spread of the virus inside the food and drink for workers. The people of Qatar have the to investigate beliefs and behav- the world with respect to per- cent of people said they did not is the first study into people’s workplace, in addition to in- The ministry also issued highest levels of trust in the iours in response to the COV- ceptions of truthfulness, with attend social gatherings; almost perceptions about the strong structions for employees to many important guidelines country’s government for tak- ID-19 outbreak. less than 5 percent believing 90 percent reported staying measures the government is act with caution and follow for employees to take pre- ing care of its people during the The Department of Public that the government has been home in the previous week, and taking to protect the health of health and safety rules. caution and follow health COVID-19 pandemic, according Health at ’s untruthful about the outbreak. less than 80 percent said they people in Qatar.” She said the instructions and safety rules, including to the results of a global survey (QU) College of Health Sciences When asked if they be- kept a distance of at least two “The study results show that are in line with the proce- educating them about com- released this week. (CHS) has been promoting the lieve the government is doing metres from other people. Qatar is doing very well, but we dures and awareness cam- mon symptoms of the coro- Qatar leads the world rank- study in Qatar, and over 1,400 enough, over 20 percent of The vast majority of people can see areas for improvement,” paigns that have been taken navirus, infection methods, ings in the survey. An inter- people from the country partici- respondents said the govern- (more than 90 percent) said said Dr O’Hara. by the authorities in the personal hygiene advice to national team of researchers pated in a global online survey ment’s response has been in- they are washing their hands “People must continue to country since the beginning protect them and the need to from world-renowned univer- last week. sufficient. However almost 50 more frequently and almost stay home as much as possible, of the virus outbreak. avoid travelling and attend- sities, including Harvard, MIT, Qatar is the only country percent believe the public’s 95 percent of people said they but if they do need to go out, The guidelines include ing social events. Princeton and the University from the Arabian Gulf region response has been insufficient, would inform someone if they they should keep a safe distance of California in the US, Oxford, to show sufficient responses ap- despite the majority of people felt sick. Dr Lily O’Hara, associ- from other people.”

Souq Waqif denies rumours Telephone consultation spares patients exposure to COVID-19 Continued from page 1  eo calls, he said, it is possible gery, internal medicine, gen- Dr Mohammed al Ateeq al He said the urgent con- to reopen shops to spare patients the risk of eral surgery, dermatology, The specialities include Dossary, head of the Ortho- sultation service received Dr Rumaihi said the aim of exposure to the coronavi- cardiology, ENT, obstetrics paedic Department at HMC about 500 calls per day dur- qna this is to spare the patients of rus while at the same time and gynaecology, dental, urology, orthopaedics sur- and a member of the Steer- ing the first week of its op- doha the usual cases, especially the ensuring they are provided paediatrics, neurology, men- gery, internal medicine, ing Committee of the Urgent eration, and the number of patients most at risk of infec- with high-quality care com- tal health, hematology and general surgery, dermatol- Consultancy Service project, calls is increasing at a rapid The management of tion, the need to visit clinics parable with the level of care oncology. ogy, cardiology, ENT, said: “Providing urgent tel- pace. has denied the rumours circulat- and to be in the hospital, as provided in the hospital. Patients can call 16000 obstetrics and gynaecolo- ephonic consultation service The MoPH has launched ing on social media sites about infection with the corona- Dr Rumaihi said the Ur- hotline and choose option 3 gy, dental, paediatrics, contributes to reducing some a page on its website (www. the reopening of all shops start- virus might lead to serious gent Consultation Service where their call will be tri- neurology, mental health, of the burdens on emergency moph.gov.qa), through ing today. complications or even death, operates from 7am to 10pm, aged by a doctor to deter- hematology and oncology services, which ensures the which it provides members Mohammed al Salem, especially for people already seven days a week and offers mine which speciality they availability of resources for of the public the latest de- Director of Souq Waqif, said in suffering from other health patients access to 14 speciali- should be referred to. The these services when needed, velopments about the coro- a statement to the Qatar News problems. ties. call will then be put through medical files and consult as it helps avoid the need for navirus and how to protect Agency that all news circulat- By providing telephonic The specialities include to one of the senior consult- with them about their case, hospital visits if this is not themselves and others from ing on social media sites about health consultation and vid- urology, orthopaedics sur- ants who can access patient’s according to HMC. necessary.” infection with this virus. the reopening of all Souq Waqif shops from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday is unfounded. He pointed out that only food stores, fast food restau- rants (for take-away) and phar- QA helps around 1 million people get home amid coronavirus macies covered by the decision of the Ministry of Commerce Continued from page 1  Meanwhile, Khater dismissed “We encourage people to down- and Industry are open, comply- the privacy concerns surrounding load the application, but so far the ing strictly to the precautionary On plan to lift the lockdown in the In- the COVID-19 risk detector app, decision to do so is optional,” Khat- measures and health safety dustrial Area, Khater said the closed saying the information collected er said. requirements related to their streets would be opened gradually. through the Ehteraz smartphone She said Qatar Airways helped employees such as sterilisation “The lockdown became inevita- app will be available only to con- around 1 million people get home and wearing gloves and masks ble after a transmission chain was cerned medical staff. amid the coronavirus pandemic, in the context of preparations identified. We are keen on ensur- The app uses ‘GPS feature and adding that some people were trans- for the advent of the holy month ing the well-being of the people in Bluetooth’ to perform various ser- ported through regular flights and of Ramadan. the and every other vices that enable authorities to iden- some through special evacuation He added that the manage- region in the country,” she said, tify transmission chains and alert flights. ment of Souq Waqif is commit- adding that more than 3,000 tests health officials and individuals at Khater said Qatar Airways has ted to all directives issued by the have been conducted in the region risk of COVID-19 infection. so far evacuated 100,000 British, competent authorities regarding so far. Once an Ehteraz user is diag- 70,000 Germans, 45,000 French precautionary measures against At least, 1,000 vehicles enter and nosed with COVID-19, the app trac- and thousands of other Europeans. the coronavirus, and to support leave the area every day to transport es all places that the person visited The Qatar Airways has also evacu- all efforts made by the State to food, sterilisers and disinfectants, in the recent past as part of identify- ated United Nations staff stuck in prevent this virus. she added. ing the transmission chain. Iraq. HE Lolwah al Khater. Partial closure on Street and Al Marmar R/A Toyota FJ Cruiser, Prado, Land Cruiser, Lexus LX570 recalled Tribune News Network ing towards Gulf Intersection will be Doha required to turn right towards Onaiza Tribune News Network efforts to protect consumers Street then make a U-turn at the Civil Doha and ensure that dealers fol- The Public Works Authority (Ash- Defence Intersection. low up on vehicle defects and ghal) will implement a partial closure For road users coming from Al The Ministry of Commerce repairs. in one direction on Onaiza Street from Diwan Intersection towards Qasr Al and Industry, in cooperation The Ministry said that Gulf Intersection to Qasr Al Marmar Marmar Roundabout, they will be re- with Abdullah Abdulghani it will coordinate with the Roundabout in addition to the partial quired to continue straight then turn & Bros Co W.L.L, dealer of dealer to follow up on the closure of Qasr Al Marmar Rounda- right at the White Palace Intersection Toyota in Qatar, announced maintenance and repair bout, Ashghal has announced. then use Ahmed Bin Ali Street to reach the recall of Toyota FJ Cruiser, works and will communicate The closure will be implemented in their destinations. Prado, and Land Cruiser, and with customers to ensure coordination with the General Direc- Road users on Onaiza Street com- Lexus LX570, GX460, and that the necessary repairs are torate of Traffic from today, Tuesday, ing from Civil Defence Intersection LS460, models from 2013 to carried out. April 14, for a period of three weeks and wishing to make a U-turn will be 2015, due to a possible mal- The Ministry urged all cus- to facilitate completion of upgrading required to turn towards Al Rumaila function in the fuel pump that tomers to report any violations works on Qasr Al Marmar Rounda- Street then make a U-turn at Rumaila may cause the car to stop func- to its Consumer Protection bout as part of B Ring Road Upgrade Intersection. tioning. and Anti-Commercial Fraud Project. The Public Works Authority will The recall campaign Department, which processes During this time, road users com- instal road signs to guide motorists of comes within the framework complaints, inquires and sug- ing from Al Rumaila Street and head- the temporary diversion. of the Ministry’s continuous gestions.