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Early Detection Helps Qatar Maintain Low COVID-19 QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune SUNDAY JULY 12, 2020 DHU AL-QA’da 21, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4996 QR 2 Fajr: 3:23 am Dhuhr: 11:39 am FINE Asr: 3:04 pm Maghrib: 6:28 pm HIGH : 42°C LOW : 33°C Isha: 7:58 pm Europe 7 Business 8 Sports 12 WHO urges aggressive 5G expansion to boost Group and listed stars on virus measures as global Qatar, regional show in Gr1 Qatar Prix Jean cases double in six weeks economies: Huawei Prat at Deauville today Many online services on offer for students: Early detection helps Qatar maintain Education ministry QNA DOHA low COVID-19 mortality rate: Minister THE Ministry of ● families to use the first class virtu- Education and 56 percent of citizens Qatar’s strategy al consultations, home visits and Higher Education swabbed till date to respond to drive-through testing facilities. on Saturday said the COVID-19 During the meeting, the team that it will continue TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK pandemic relies heavily provided an overview of the pro- to provide its ser- DOHA on community testing, gress made so far, lessons learnt vices electronically tracing and quarantining and plans moving forward. through its website MINISTER of Public Health HE in the effort to reduce the The health minister was to facilitate the Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari spread of the infection in briefed on key areas, the expan- process of obtaining them for students has reiterated that early detec- our community... Adapting sion of testing facilities to protect and parents. tion of COVID-19 cases has helped policy and procedures to the most vulnerable in the com- The services section allows the public Qatar maintain one of the lowest meet the emerging needs munity. to obtain all of the ministry’s services mortality rates in the world. With over 210,000 patients, electronically, without the need to visit “Qatar’s strategy to respond of our population have been 56 percent of citizens, swabbed the ministry or its offices in the govern- to the COVID-19 pandemic re- a strength of our country to date, the team successfully ex- mental services centres. lies heavily on community test- and our healthcare system panded accessibility to testing via The ministry offers a number of ing, tracing and quarantining in during this crisis. test and hold health centres, drive services electronically such as issu- the effort to reduce the spread of — HE Dr Hanan Mohamed though facilities and more recent- ing certificates, student registration, the infection in our community,” Al Kuwari ly home healthcare. So far, 230, student transfer, equivalency of school the health minister said during a Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari speaks during a 833 virtual consultations have certificates, registration in evening cent- meeting of the COVID-19 Health meeting of the COVID-19 Health Tactical Command Team on Saturday. been delivered by the team. ers for adult education, text books fees Tactical Command Team on Sat- The team also provided an payment, transportation fees payments, urday. Dr Al Kuwari said, “As we bat- of Qatar.” primary care which now offers nu- overview on the development of among many others. “Early identification of cases tle against COVID-19, I would like She said, “Adapting policy and merous home visits, virtual con- quarantine facilities which have The ministry will also ratify school allows for earlier treatment which to acknowledge the efforts of this procedures to meet the emerg- sultations and drive-through test- helped to significantly curb the certificates electronically startingA ugust. may prevent complications. This team [COVID-19 Health Tactical ing needs of our population have ing options to support safe access spread of COVD-19, especially The public can access those services by has helped Qatar maintain one Command Team] that are driven been a strength of our country to care while physical distancing.” amongst the labor community. visiting https://eduservices.edu.gov.qa. of the lowest COVID-19 mortality by the commitment to ensure the and healthcare system during this The health minister urged the rates in the world,” she said. health and wellbeing of the people crisis. This is especially true in high risk population and their Continued on page 2 13,000 nurses at forefront of Qatar’s COVID-19 fight QNA DOHA NEARLY 13,000 nurses have provided unmatched care and services to tens of thousands of patients across a wide spec- trum of COVID-19-related healthcare sites since the start of the pandemic, the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) HIA voted world’s has said. Nursing teams from We are proud of many of the senior Qatari Hamad Medical Corporation nurses who have demonstrated an exemplary 2nd best airport and Primary Health Care commitment and ability to work at the frontline, Corporation (PHCC) have ex- setting up systems and processes and delivering clinical TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK pertly delivered care in a wide care and operational leadership alongside their medical DOHA range of settings, including at and allied health professional colleagues. HMC’s seven COVID-19 des- HAMAD International Airport (HIA) has been voted as the ignated hospitals, PHCC’s —Mariam Al Mutawa, SWICC Nursing Lead second best airport in the world. Travel + Leisure, the world re- four main COVID-19 testing Daily COVID-19 cases nowned travel magazine, has published the 2020 World’s Best health centres, and numer- and willingness of our nurses monitoring large numbers of Awards results naming HIA as the second best airport. ous isolation facilities across to deal with the multitude of individuals located in vari- The Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards evaluate interna- the country. challenges and stresses they are ous quarantine and isolation drop below 500 tional airports based on a global survey of their readers who “As vital members of inter- being confronted with daily,” and recovery sites, or offering QATar’S daily COVID-19 cases dropped below 500 on Saturday, vote for their favourite airport. disciplinary teams, nurses have said Mariam Al Mutawa, Ex- preventative and psychosocial the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said in its daily report. As Some of the criteria upon which airports are assessed are been instrumental in providing ecutive Director of Nursing at support to patients and col- many as 701 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 access, check-in, security, restaurants, shopping, and design. expert counsel at strategic level Rumailah Hospital and System leagues, nurses are exemplify- hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to HIA has achieved many significant milestones within the as well as effective and com- Wide Incident Command Com- ing the essence of quality pro- 98,934. All the new cases have been introduced to isolation criteria for which it has been voted as the second best interna- passionate care at the patient mittee (SWICC) Nursing Lead. fessional and compassionate and are receiving necessary healthcare according to their health tional airport. bedside. This public healthcare “Whether it is provid- care,” she added. status. The number of new daily cases and hospital admissions Voters considered HIA among their favourite, and praised crisis has demonstrated the ing critical care in the ICU continues to decline each week, the MoPH said. (TNN) the airport for its exceptional staff service, facilities, extensive amazing talent, perseverance, and emergency departments, Continued on page 2 shopping options, and lounges which are housed under one expansive terminal. The airport was also admired as an exceptional layover destination for travellers. Qatar’s international airport has always been synonymous with redefining the airport experience in all dimensions. Salwa Beach Resort to As part of its battle against COVID-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of passengers and staff, HIA has recently transformed the airport experience by implementing a number welcome guests soon of next-generation technologies, including wearable thermal screening helmets, disinfectant robots and an end-to-end con- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Dates and reservation infor- square metres, Salwa Beach tactless biometric passenger journey. DOHA mation will be announced Resort has 115 villas and HIA will continue to adapt to the new normal while innovat- soon,” Katara Hospitality chalets, a 246-room five- ing the services and facilities under its multifaceted operations THE Salwa Beach Resort is said in a tweet on Saturday. star hotel, an aqua theme to give its passengers unmatched experiences. all set to open its doors to Set in a prime location park, a conference centre, a guests soon, according to overlooking the Arabian ball room, a spa, a yacht club Katara Hospitality. Gulf, the resort boasts of and marina, a diving centre “Due to partial opening hundreds of villas and cha- and a shopping centre. and limited available inven- lets, rooms and a world- The Salwa Beach Resort QRCS sponsors surgeries at Gaza’s tory, we will be allotting only class spa, yacht club and a is located 97 kilometres Salwa Beach Resort will allot only one villa per family until all one villa per family until all marina. southwest of Doha on Salwa Al-Shefaa Medical Complex (PG 16 ) premises are open, premises are operational. Spread over 3.2 million Road near the Aqua Park. 02 Sunday, July 12, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Quick read Amir congratulates Honey production to rise as MME president of Mongolia THE Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Saturday sent a cable of congratu- distributes queen bees to farmers lations to President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga on his coun- try’s Independence Day. (QNA) Honey production Deputy Amir increased to about congratulates 13,230 kilograms Mongolian president in 2019 THE Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Thani on Saturday sent a cable of DOHA congratulations to President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga THE Ministry of Municipality on his country’s Independence and Environment (MME), rep- Day.
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