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Amir grants Al Wajbah Decoration to outgoing German ambassador Phase III of reopening begins today

Tribune News Network ● Gyms and outdoor swimming Doha Select restaurants to open at pools will reopen at a maximum up to 50 percent capacity capacity of 50 percent. Qatar will begin the third phase ● Indoor swimming pools, of gradual reopening on Tuesday, Driving schools will reopen sauna, steam rooms, jacuzzis with 80 percent of employees re- at half the capacity and massage service will remain turning to their places of work. ● closed. Barbershops and salons will Gyms, outdoor swimming Swimming pools should be open at 30 percent capacity. Grad- pools to run at 50% capacity monitored by staff to ensure ual opening of mosques will con- ● 80% of employees will be guests maintain physical distanc- tinue, with Friday and Eid prayers ing in and out of the pool. being allowed in some mosques. allowed in the workplace Driving schools will reopen at As for social gatherings dur- ● Barbershops, ● Social gatherings to be half the capacity. ing the third phase, the limit on The Phase III will also see ca- indoor gatherings will be a maxi- salons to open at limited to 10 people indoors pacity of private healthcare facili- mum of 10 people. 30% capacity and 30 people outdoors ties increase to 80 percent while At outdoor venues, 30 people allowing the resumption of home will be allowed at social gather- health services. ings with strict adherence to pre- ary measures such as minimum mum capacity of 75 percent, while The Ministry of Public Health cautionary measures. of 2 metres between tables and a wholesale markets will continue has reiterated that everybody Up to 80 percent of employees maximum of four people per table to operate at 30 percent capacity. must continue to follow the health His Highness The Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met will be allowed in the workplace (six if from the same household). Barbershops and salons will precautionary measures. outgoing Ambassador of Germany to Qatar HE Hans-Udo Muzel at the Amiri Diwan with strict health precautions Food courts in shopping malls will reopen at up to 30 percent capac- While the restrictions of COV- on Monday. HH The Amir granted the Ambassador Al Wajbah Decoration in recogni- (with employees to begin to work remain closed during this phase. ity with strict cleaning and disin- ID-19 are gradually being lifted, it tion of his role in contributing to enhancing bilateral relations, wishing him success immediately after Eid holidays). Malls will continue to operate fection measures in place. is important for everyone to play in his future missions, and the relations between the two countries further progress The rest 20 percent can continue at 50 percent capacity with strict Salon employees are required their role in controlling the virus and prosperity. For his part, the outgoing ambassador thanked HH The Amir and to work from homes. implementation of precautionary to wear face masks, face shields by following precautionary meas- state’s officials for the cooperation he received that contributed to the success of Selected restaurants will be measures. Children under 12 are and gloves. Only clients with ures such as adherence to physi- his work in the country. (QNA) permitted to open at up to 50 not allowed inside the malls. scheduled appointment will be al- cal distancing and avoiding close percent capacity with precaution- Souqs will operate at a maxi- lowed to enter. contact with others.

304 more recover Qatar confirms plan to We plan to expand the from COVID-19 tourism sector: QA chief Qatar on Monday recorded 292 new COVID-19 cases and 304 recoveries, according to the bid for 2032 Olympics Many investment opportunities will be on offer: Al Baker Ministry of Public Health. With this, active cases in Qatar declined from 3,116 on Sun- Tribune News Network Tribune News Network day to 3,104 on Monday. The number of total Doha Never before Doha recoveries stands at 106,328. (TNN) has an Olympic Qatar has expressed its inter- Games been Qatar Airways Group Chief Ex- est in bidding to host the 2032 held in the Middle East. ecutive Akbar Al Baker has said Olympic Games, in what would The Olympic rings are a that Qatar is planning to expand be the first time a MiddleE ast- symbol of peace, unity and the tourism sector and there will be ern country will be seeking to many investment opportunities. organise the world’s biggest hope for people around “We have massive tourism infra- sporting event. the world, including the structure investments that will be on On Monday, the Qatar people of our region.” offer. It will send invitation to any Olympic Committee (QOC) an- —HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad person that wants to come to Qatar nounced that it has formally Al Thani, QOC president and invest. We guarantee them tax submitted to the International exemptions and repatriation of prof- Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Olympic Committee (IOC) its. Qatar has a friendly business Akbar Al Baker. its request to join the non- ple around the world, including part of its preparations to host regime, with tourism infrastructure committal “Continuous Dia- the people of our region.” the FIFA 2022 World Cup. investments in place. We plan to ex- to use at least 50-60 percent of the QU accepts 3,700 logue” to host a future edition “Today’s announcement Hosting a future edition of pand the tourism sector and there capacity available to us — both for of the Olympic and Paralympic marks the beginning of a mean- the Olympic and Paralympic will be many opportunities avail- passenger and cargo.” students for Fall 2020 Games, as early as 2032. ingful dialogue with the IOC’s Games would further accelerate able,” Al Baker said in an interview “Qatar Airways has been a pio- Qatar delivered the request Future Host Commission to ex- Qatar’s human, economic, social, with Global Tourism Forum. neer in delivering millions of tonnes Qatar University has accepted 3,700 stu- via an official letter to the IOC’s plore our interest further and and environmental development. Explaining how Qatar Airways of cargo to all over the world. At the dents for the 2020 Fall semester. All Qatari headquarters in Lausanne, identify how the Olympic Games As part of the IOC’s Olym- has proven its reliability to pas- same time it carried 2.1 millions of students who submitted and met the accept- Switzerland. can support Qatar’s long-term pic Agenda 2020 reforms, the sengers throughout the COVID-19 passengers safely to their homes. ed admission criteria at the university have QOC President HE Sheikh development goals,” he added. IOC instituted a new approach pandemic, Al Baker said, “When all And this has also given us a lot of been accepted. The number of students who Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Over the last decade, Qatar to hosting future Olympic the airlines grounded their planes, goodwill from people. Because they applied for admission to Qatar University this Al Thani said, “Never before has undergone a rapid transfor- Games through the establish- we looked at it as an opportunity were stranded all over the world and semester was noteworthy compared to previ- has an Olympic Games been mation as part of National Vi- ment of a permanent Future to continue. We decided that we’ll we were the only reliable partner to ous years, which contributed to the colleges held in the Middle East. The sion 2030. Qatar has developed Host Commission. shrink our network, we’ll reduce carry them,” he said. reaching the maximum capacity. page 2 Olympic rings are a symbol of state-of-the-art sporting venues our frequencies and we’ll park our peace, unity and hope for peo- and transportation networks as Continued on page 2  aeroplanes. But we’ll still continue Continued on page 2  Subsidised sheep sale for Eid Al Adha begins QNA Al Bayt Stadium achieves Doha Sale will continue until August 2 ● 5-star sustainability rating The sale of subsidised sheep to Local sheep (35kg and more) to be sold at QR1,000 citizens for Eid Al Adha festivities ● Syrian sheep (45 kg and more) to be sold at QR950 Al Bayt Stadium has become the second FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 began on Monday under the ini- tournament venue to achieve a five-star sustainability rating. The ● Widam Food Company to provide 12,000 heads of Arab 60,000-capacity stadium in the northern city of Al Khor, which will tiative launched by the Ministry of sheep, 3,000 local and 9,000 Syrian sheep Commerce and Industry (MoCI), host the opening match of Qatar 2022, received the Global Sustain- in cooperation with the Ministry of ● Citizens must present their ID card to complete the sale ability Assessment System (GSAS) certification from the Gulf Organi- zation for Research & Development. page 12 Municipality and Environment and ● A buyer must be at least 20 years old the Widam Food Company. ● The sale is within the frame- One head for each buyer work of the joint national initiative to encourage local production, sub- In a statement, the MoCI said it or more). Only one head of sheep is allowed in sidise sheep meat prices and create was agreed with the Widam Food The sale will take place at Wid- to order to reach the target group. a balance in supply and demand Company to provide approximately am slaughterhouses in Al Wakrah, The ministry called on citizens that contributes to reducing price in 12,000 heads of Arab sheep, 3,000 Al Shamal, Al Khor, Al Mazroua and to adhere to precautionary and the markets. local and 9,000 Syrian sheep, to be Al Sheehaniya. preventive measures to limit the Starting from Monday, sheep sold at subsidised and discounted This initiative targets Qatari cit- spread of the coronavirus (COV- will be sold at subsidised prices un- prices for citizens at QR1,000 for izens only who should present their ID-19) in order to preserve the til August 2 — the third day of Eid the local sheep (35 kg and more) ID card to complete the sale, the health and safety of all members of Al Adha. and QR 950 for Syrian sheep (45 kg buyer must be at least 20 years old. society. 02 Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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Quick read Prime Minister meets ambassador of Germany ‘Sport a major contributor Amir sends condolences to president of Tanzania Prime Minister and to Qatar’s development’ Minister of Interior The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on HE Sheikh Khalid bin Continued from page 1  Monday sent a cable of condolences to President of Tanzania Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli on the death of the country’s Al Thani on Monday Sheikh Joaan added, “For many years, sport has former president Benjamin William Mkapa. (QNA) met with Ambassador been a major contributor to our nation’s develop- of Germany HE Hans- ment. From athletics to cycling, gymnastics to Deputy Amir sends condolences to Tanzanian president Udo Muzel, on the football, tennis to volleyball, Qatar has earned the occasion of the end reputation of a world-class destination for major The Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al of his tenure in the sporting events. It is this proven track-record and Thani on Monday sent a cable of condolences to President of country. During the wealth of experience, along with our desire to use Tanzania Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli on the death of the meeting, the prime sport to promote peace and cultural exchange, that country’s former president Benjamin William Mkapa. (QNA) minister wished the will form the basis of our discussions with the Com- German ambassador mission.” PM sends condolences to Tanzanian counterpart success in his future This approach is based on partnership, flexibility tasks, and hoped for and sustainability, ensuring that future Games will Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khal- further progress in the fully align with the long-term development plans of ifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani on Monday sent a cable of condolences relations between the host cities/regions and leave lasting legacies. These to Prime Minister of Tanzania Kassim Majaliwa on the death of the two countries. (QNA) reforms have encouraged the Qatar Olympic Commit- country’s former president Benjamin William Mkapa. (QNA) tee to express its interest in hosting future Olympic Games.

QU accepts 3,700 students for 2020 Qatar issues travel guidelines for citizens Fall semester QNA  When arriving at the airport of the  Ensure that all personal legal matters Doha country of destination, inform the customs in the US are completed, such as paying traf- Tribune News Network officer of the cash on you if it exceeds 10,000 fic violations and appearingbefore the US Doha The Consular Affairs Department at the or $10,000 before it is discovered to avoid courts. Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a charges or confiscation. If domestic worker, nannies or driver are Qatar University’s (QU) Admission De- number of guidelines and pieces of advice  Stay away from suspicious gatherings travelling with you: partment has announced that the university to Qatari citizens wishing to travel abroad in and places.  Avoid keeping the passport of the ac- has accepted 3,700 students for the 2020 order to facilitate their travel and stay, and  Don’t approach or interact with for- companying persons. Fall semester, indicating the acceptance of protect them from any difficulties during eign objects.  Take into account that the number of all Qatari students who submitted applica- their travel.  Avoid carrying the luggage of others working hours is eight per day. tions and met the accepted admission crite- The department urged the travellers to during travel.  Commit to holidays, weekly and an- ria at the university. observe and follow the instructions issued by  Comply with the veil ban law in force nual holidays. The Admission Department said the countries in relation to coronavirus (COV- in some European countries, such as France,  It is advisable to open a bank account number of students who applied for admis- ID-19), ensure the validity of the passport and  It is preferable not to carry jewellery Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria to for the domestic worker to transfer his dues sion to Qatar University this semester was the ID card, and ensure that the validity is not and precious objects while travelling. prevent legal accountability. to, and in case of cash disbursement, a re- high compared to previous years, which less than six months.  Pay attention to children in gatherings  In the event of any problem, it must ceipt must be obtained. contributed to the colleges reaching the Other guidelines include: and markets. be reported to the nearest embassy or con-  In the event of domestic worker ab- maximum capacity.  Obtain entry visas from countries that  Prevent the security services in the sulate of Qatar. sconding, the citizen must inform the near- The Admissions Department said that require pre-entry visas. host country from inspecting the place of  In the event of an investigation in any est Qatari diplomatic mission in the all accepted Qatari applicants who met the  Commit to the host country’s laws, ad- residence unless the permission to search case, the embassy must be informed imme- country. admission requirements were admitted to herence to travel conditions and global avia- from the competent authority is presented. diately. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website the university, noting that applications for tion regulations, and avoid carrying prohib-  Identify the official capacity of people  Contact the embassy immediately to www.mofa.gov.qa can be consulted to find admission varied to include new students, ited items. asking you to show your personal identity. get advice in the event of a terrorist act. out countries that exempt holders of pass- transferred students and applicants target-  Keep official documents such as pass-  Keep the contact numbers of the em-  Register on the website of the Ministry ports (of all kinds) from obtaining entry visas ing a second bachelor’s degree. ports, airline tickets and valuable personal bassy of Qatar in the host country for help of Foreign Affairs before travelling. or granting visas upon arrival or requiring The students who did not have an op- holdings in safe places. when needed.  Don’t bring meat and dairy products obtainment of pre-visas through embassies, portunity to be admitted into the Fall 2020  Avoid providing the passport or ID  Keep the passport number and ID card to European countries. as well as to review travel warnings before semester can apply for admission for the card as a guaranty to any party in any way. for reference when visiting the mission in For those travelling to the United States leaving the country. next semester, Spring 2021.  If Non-Qatari workers and Non-Qatari case they are lost. of America: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be Commenting on the admission, Fatima escorts are travelling, the sponsor must in-  Avoid carrying large amounts of cash  Ensure that the electronic devices in contacted via the following phones numbers Al Mohannadi, acting director of Scholar- quire about the visas and procedures fol- during travel and keep the receipt received your possession are free from any issues that from inside and outside Qatar 40111140 - ship and Capacity Building at Vice-President lowed in this regard. from the money exchange. are contrary to US laws. 40111000 - 40111104. for Academic Affairs Office, said: “The elec- tronic introductory meeting will be held for new and transferred students from August 9 to August 13. The meeting aims to provide the new students needful information. HMC Ambulance Service raises capacity ahead of Eid Al-Adha ‘Mixed fleet of The link of the meeting will be sent through email. The meeting will include CATHERINE W GICHUKI line Beach & Resorts, Salwa Beach 125 vehicles which will be in ser- who need to be transported in a aircraft gives QA university policies and regulations. The stu- DOHA Resort, Wakra Old Souq, Wakra vice during Eid. clinical way, for instance the di- dents will be given instructions on how to Family Beach, Khor Aludaud “Some of them are for field alysis patients and those going edge over rivals’ register themselves to new semester 2020. In preparation for the coming Eid (Inland Sea), Dukhan Beach, supervisor, others are for critical for CT Scan.” In addition, they will learn about the aca- Al-Adha holidays and continu- Marouna Beach, Ghariya Beach, care paramedic, while others are He added that the Ambulance Continued from page 1  demic counselling services, student learn- ity of pre-hospital care service in Mafyar Beach, Fouiert Beach, Al golf cars and green buses for mul- Service also has the Mobile Doc- ing support services and all other services Qatar, Hamad Medical Corpora- Thakhira Beach, Smeisma Family tiple casualty, among others,” he tor Services - doctors and nurses Baker said, “We paid back every single dol- provided by the university.” The fall semes- tion’s (HMC) Ambulance Service Beach and Smeisma Open Beach, said. who visit patients at home - who lar of the ticket fund to the passengers. Qatar ter 2020 will start on Sunday, August 16. Ac- has increased the current resourc- Al Farkhiya Beach, as well as the Darwish added that the Am- specially visit people who have re- Airways wanted to show to the people that cording the academic calendar, students will es by additional 15 ambulances. Hamad International Airport, bulance Service will also continue cently been discharged from the we are a very robust company and they can continue distance learning until the end of The capacity increase aims to malls, the Corniche and all the to offer patient transport which hospital to ensure that they have rely on us. And we have come out with flying third stage of lifting restrictions. provide the coverage of the most public areas. does inter-facility - hospital to a better continuation of care at colours.” The university will announce when the visited areas and to provide access He said, “We also have three hospital, hospital to home and home. Baker explained that a mixed fleet of air- students will start coming to campus in to effective care on a 24-hour basis helicopters, two in operation and vice versa - and this will be catered “It is much of a follow-up for craft gave QA an edge over the others. “Our usual way, which is expected to start during from July 30 until August 8. one standby. The helicopters will to by 63 vehicles, including six a recent post-surgery or post- mixed fleet of aircraft gives us the edge over the fourth stage of lifting restrictions, with Speaking to Qatar Tribune, serve the community outside buses on a 24-hour basis. trauma who has been discharge competitors who only have one or two types the exception of some of the students with Assistant Executive Director of Doha, including the oil field off- He said, “This service does and is staying at home. They will of aircraft. Depending upon the demand, we chronic disease and pregnant women and the Ambulance Service Ali Dar- shore and Banana Island.” not respond to 999 but it is a have an 18-unit for 24 hours di- can rotate the capacity, and this gives QA the this exception remains in effect until the state wish said these areas include Kat- According to him, as of Mon- scheduled service to assist the vided between the doctors and the resilience it has.” announces that they can return to school. ara, Souq Waqif, Aspire Park, Sea- day, the Ambulance Service had community who has a patient nurses,” Darwish added. Explaining Qatar’s readiness to deliver the best ever FIFA World Cup tournament in 2022, Baker said, “Qatar is very much on the delivery of FIFA 2022. We also want to deliv- er the best tournament ever happened in the Traffic diversion on Closure of Gulf Interchange underpass from July 29 world. Several of our stadiums have already been ready. Most of the road infrastructure Tribune News Network works on the underpass as has been completed. The Metro, which was Mesaimeer I/C Doha part of the B-Ring Road De- built in a record time, is already fully func- velopment Project. tional. All the infrastructure and accommo- The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has The Public Works Author- During the restriction dation facilities will be ready one year ahead Announced a traffic change on Mesaimeer ity (Ashghal) has announced period, road users wishing of time.” Interchange, where the road towards Medical a temporary closure of the to use the underpass will be “In addition to this, we are also having commission and Rawdat Al Khail from Sabah underpass at the Gulf In- required to stay at grade and a major expansion at Hamad International Al Ahmad Corridor (F-Ring Road and Mesai- terchange, known as Al use the signal-controlled in- Airport. This was started only four months meer) will be closed from July 31, Friday, until Mannai Interchange, for tersection at the Gulf Inter- ago and we are expecting it to be delivered August 5, Wednesday. the lanes from Al Marmar change to continue towards on time by June 2022,” he said. During the trafficchange, the traffic flow Intersection towards Wadi Al Khaleej Street and reach Baker also shed light on the natural won- from Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor (F-Ring Road Mushaireb Interchange for their destinations. ders, culture and unique facilities that make and Mesaimeer) will be diverted to Industrial two weeks from July 29, It is worth noting that Qatar an attractive destination. Area Road and then turned back towards the Wednesday. the opposite direction of “We have lot of natural wonders. We have new bridge to reach to Rawdat Al khail Street The road closure, to be the underpass from Wadi started to do things that are cultural, inviting and Doha Expressway. The diversion, which implemented in coordina- Mushaireb Interchange to- people to see the unique beauty and facilities will be implemented in coordination with the tion with the General Traffic wards Al Marmar Intersec- we have. We have a very robust strategy, we Traffic Department, aims to facilitate the re- Department, seeks to enable tion has already been closed will do it well and we will excel in what we do. maining work at the interchange. (TNN) completion of infrastructure until August 23. We are encouraging staycations,” he added.

04 Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Nation Qatar Charity pact with OCHA to Beauty salons gear up to reopen today benefit children, women in Syria with precautionary Tribune News Network Doha measures in place

Qatar Charity (QC) has signed tribune news network ple of days.” a cooperation and partnership doha Hair parlours and beauty agreement with the United Na- salons were closed in Qatar on tions Office for the Coordina- BEAUTY salons and barber March 15, immediately after tion of Humanitarian Affairs shops are gearing up to wel- the outbreak of the coronavi- (OCHA) in Turkey, to provide come customers in Qatar on rus in the country for the safe- nutrition services to some Tuesday as the third phase of ty of citizens and residents. 24,000 children under the age gradual lifting of restrictions of 5 and nearly 11,360 pregnant amid the coronavirus (COV- and breastfeeding women in ID-19) pandemic begins. rural Aleppo, where these inter- However, only those out- nally displaced persons suffer lets that follow the instruc- from severe malnutrition. and women through five rapid and 2019 with the support of 11 tions issued by the Ministry The project, valued at response teams providing moni- rapid response teams, as well as of Commerce and Industry QR900,000 provided by toring, follow-up and treatment the distribution of nutritional (MoCI) strictly, will be allowed OCHA, will be implemented, for severe acute malnutrition supplements to children and to resume operations. monitored and regularly mon- and moderate acute malnutri- women and the organisation of Speaking to Qatar Tribune, itored by the Qatar Charity Re- tion, in addition to providing awareness campaigns for health the Director of Doha Beauty gional Office and its field teams advice to care providers. Teams care providers. Centre Shiela Philipose said in Turkey. The implementation also monitor cases of malnutri- Previously, Qatar Charity all their 12 outlets will reopen of the project, which began in tion among children and women has made a number of pacts with shortly after getting the green early July 2020, will continue and refer serious cases to treat- UN agencies. Recently, an agree- signal from the concerned au- until the end of June 2021. ment centres. ment was signed with OCHA to thority. The project aims to inte- Dr. Ahmed Al Abdullah, fight COVID19 in northern Syria. Prior to the reopening, A customer gets his hair styled in grate the work of the nutrition, an official at the Turkey office’s In addition, a number of memo- all outlets would be required barber’s shop before COVID-19 era health and personal hygiene Nutrition Department, said that randa of understanding have to submit the details of their sectors in order to provide in- Qatar Charity gives priority to been signed with UNICEF to workers to the MoCI and get tegrated services to beneficiar- health and nutrition projects. provide nutrition teams with the necessary approval. As per government instruc- ies. Qatar Charity will provide He added that several such food supplements and peanut As per government in- tions, all employees should much-needed and life-saving projects were implemented in butters to be distributed dur- structions, all employees submit their medical certifi- nutrition services to children northern Syria during 2018 ing field visits. should submit their medical cates confirming they are certificates confirming that they are free from the virus. free from the virus. The The employees can undergo employees can undergo the the test for COVID-19 at the 21 test for COVID-19 at the 21 MME meet discusses draft national plan to combat oil pollution private medical centres listed private medical centres list- by the authority. ed by the authority tribune news network encing. Qatar’s role in the implemen- and Gulf levels, and explained dangerous materials. Customers should take doha During the meeting, the tation of international agree- the various stages of the pro- They include ministries of prior appointment with sa- Director of Department of In- ments in this regard that the ject, the expected time frame defence, interior, foreign af- lons, must have Ehteraz app Qatar earlier opened THE Ministry of Municipal- dustrial Inspection and Pol- country has signed, the most for the completion of each fairs, transport and commu- in their mobile phones and the shopping malls, public parks, ity and Environment (MME), lution Control Mohammed important of which is the In- stage and the role of the main nications and public health, in app must be green when they beaches, vegetable and fruit represented by the Depart- Ayed Al Shamari stressed the ternational Convention on authorities in these stages. addition to Qatar Petroleum, enter the salon, according to markets and fish markets with ment of Industrial Inspection importance of the country’s Oil Pollution Preparedness, A number of officials and Qatar General Electricity & the notification. certain mandatory precaution- and Pollution Control, held strategic project for tackling Response and Co-operation partners participating in the Water Corporation, Mwani Muneer Rahman, director ary measures in place, such as the inaugural meeting to dis- incidents of oil pollution and (OPRC 1990). project took part in the meet- Qatar, General Authority of of Beauty Mark Gents Saloon wearing masks and maintain- cuss the draft of the national harmful and dangerous mate- For his part, the team lead- ing. These partners will have Customs, and representatives in Doha said, “The documents ing social distancing in public plan for combating oil pollu- rials at local, regional and in- er assigned to implement the a major role in implementing of the consulting company im- required for the reopening are places, as part of gradual lift- tion and harmful and danger- ternational levels. project gave a presentation on the plan to combat oil pollu- plementing the project, which under process. We are likely to ing of restrictions amid the ous materials via video confer- Shamari also mentioned the work done at the regional tion as well as harmful and is SpillConsult Ltd. open our outlets within a cou- pandemic.

MoPH, partners to mark World Hepatitis Day QNA Corporation (PHCC), Qatar Red Hepatitis C, which comprises all the Doha Crescent Society, the private sector partners in combating the disease in and many local and global partners. the country, has conducted several The Ministry of Public Health The MoPH, HMC, PHCC and researches in cooperation with in- (MoPH) will join its partners to national partners are keen to imple- ternational institutions, published mark the World Hepatitis Day on ment awareness campaigns about them in prestigious international July 28 under the slogan ‘Hepatitis- the disease, as well as a number of scientific journals and presented free future’, with a focus on protect- early screening campaigns for hepa- them at a number of international ing mothers and newborns from the titis C, resulting in low incidence of conferences. hepatitis B virus. the disease. The prevalence of in- Qatar had received international World Hepatitis Day is an op- flammation Type C liver is 0.8 per- acclaim through scientific reports portunity to reinforce efforts to cent among the entire population, presented at the World Hepatitis implement the first global strategy and the percentage reached 0.25 Summit in Brazil in November 2017, developed by the World Health Or- percent among Qatari citizens. indicating Qatar is among the nine ganization (WHO) on viral hepatitis According to the WHO, Qatar is countries in the world that are on for the period 2016-2021 and to help among the countries with a low bur- the right path to eliminate hepatitis countries achieve the goal of elimi- den of hepatitis B, with a prevalence C virus by 2030. nating hepatitis. of less than 2 percent. Qatar, in cooperation with the The fight against hepatitis is one If any hepatitis case is discov- WHO, set the strategic framework of the priorities of the health system ered, the patient will be transferred to combat hepatitis in the country in Qatar in light of the complications to HMC and treated with the latest for the period 2018-2022, which resulting from the infection, such as and most effective medicines for the includes guidelines for enhancing cirrhosis, liver failure and liver can- treatment of hepatitis C, known as coordination between different sec- cer, that are difficult to treat and direct-acting antiviral agents, which tors, ensuring the provision of qual- cause major burden on the health are provided by the State of Qatar ity epidemiological information on system. free of charge to all citizens and the disease, preventive and curative Qatar also follows a strategic ap- residents. So far, more than 4,000 hepatitis services, and resources. proach to control and eliminate viral patients have been treated at HMC The strategic framework focuses hepatitis through the joint efforts of and very high cure rates have been on the goals of the National Health the MoPH, Hamad Medical Corpo- achieved. Strategy 2018-2022 and the Public ration (HMC), Primary Health Care The National Working Group for Health Strategy 2017-2022. VCUarts Qatar launches innovative online teaching website for faculty Tribune News Network Doha

As preventive measures to combat the spread of coro- navirus (COVID-19) are being implemented, faculty and staff in universities and schools across the globe have been exploring alternative ways to make their students’ back-to-school experiences as engaging and fulfilling as possible. With this in mind, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) recently launched Teach Lab, a curated online website re- source to help university faculty make their online/virtual Paine noted how the idea for the site evolved as a re- classes in the fall semester appealing – and effective – for sult of the sudden transition from on-campus to online both returning students and new cohorts. learning in March this year. The site www.teachlab.info offers helpful content and “As faculty, the notion of online education wasn’t teaching resources related to most aspects of remote/ completely new to us; but the speed with which we had hybrid instruction, including remote teaching resources, to cross over from on-campus to online was challenging,” discipline-specific tools, student engagement, self-moti- Paine said. “After completing the academic year in April, vation, instructional technology, and a discussion board we knew we would need to be a lot more prepared when where faculty can post queries, feedback and suggestions. university reopens after the summer break.” The platform was conceived, developed and launched “For more than a month, our team read, sifted and by Patty Paine, director of the Liberal Arts and Sciences chose the information we felt would be useful from a Department at VCUarts Qatar, along with other faculty teaching perspective. And, as this transition is as much and staff drawn from various departments, including a learning experience for us as it is for students, we felt Summer Bateiha, Aissa Deebi, Christopher Fink, Diane that the site ought to be an interactive platform where Derr, Radha Dalal, Mohammad Suleiman, Law Also- a faculty member could post a query and would receive brook and Mona Kassem. suggestions and tips, back.” Middle East / Africa Tuesday, July 28, 2020 05 West Africa bloc urges unity govt in Mali, warns of sanctions

AFP national security and finance eight-year-old jihadist revolt support for a blueprint for soufou of Niger, who also cur- Bamako would be appointed before the and a slumping economy. compromise that ECOWAS rently heads ECOWAS, urged unity government is created. But much of Mali’s current drew up on July 19 only to Malians to reject violence and West African leaders on The appeal came after tension was sparked in April, see it rejected by the June 5 to continue dialogue. Monday called for the swift weeks of protests and rising when the Constitutional Court Movement. But, he added, “We have creation of a unity govern- tension in the war-torn Sahel tossed out 31 results from Five West African presi- also decided to support all the ment in Mali and a fresh vote nation, alarming neighbours long-delayed parliamentary dents pitched that plan during proposals made by the ECO- after disputed elections, but and allies who fear a spiral into elections, benefiting Keita’s a one-day mediation mission WAS mediation.” warned of sanctions against chaos. party and sparking protests. to Mali on Thursday. Successive rallies against those opposing efforts to end But -- addressing demands Addressing the disputed The figurehead of the Keita since last month have the country’s crisis. by protestors that Keita quit -- election, Monday’s summit protest coalition, Mahmoud rattled the 75-year-old’s grip, In a statement issued af- leaders also said the country’s called for the immediate resig- Dicko, fiercely rejected the as he was already facing in- ter a video conference, heads democratic constitution had to nation of the contested 31 MPs proposals. creasing pressure to end Mali’s of the 15-nation regional bloc be respected. and the holding of by-elections “I would prefer to die as eight-year-old jihadist conflict. ECOWAS stood by President They also envisaged “sanc- in their constituencies. (From left) Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria, President Ma- a martyr rather than die as The impoverished nation Ibrahim Boubacar Keita but tions against all those who act In the meantime, parlia- hamadou Issoufou, President of Niger, Nana Akufo-Addo, President of a traitor,” the Saudi-trained of 20 million has lost thou- called for a unity government contrary to the normalization ment could continue to oper- Ghana and Macky Sall, President of Senegal deliver a speech after a imam said at the time. sands of lives, and hundreds to be “established rapidly” and process of the crisis.” ate with the 116 other MPs. meeting in Bamako, recently. (AFP) “The young people who of thousands of people have urged the opposition to join it. Keita, in power since 2013, The summit also called for lost their lives (in the protests) been driven from their homes, Ministers in charge of de- is battling major problems on an overhaul of the Constitu- use his constitutional powers if this failed to make headway. did not lose them for nothing.” despite the presence of French fence, justice, foreign affairs, several fronts, including an tional Court, and for Keita to to nominate the nine members The summit spelt out its President Mahamadou Is- and UN troops.

News Mayhem on Moroccan in brief roads after snap Two Baghdad protesters Iranian government spokesperson movement restrictions contracts COVID-19 AFP Berrechid and Settat. Tehran Iranian government Rabat Local media reported that dead after clashes with spokesperson Ali Rabiei there were several road ac- has contracted the corona- Morocco’s roads and trans- cidents after the announce- virus, the ILNA news agency port hubs saw chaotic scenes ment, adding there were still reported on Monday. after authorities announced traffic jams on the Marrakesh- police, medics say The spokesperson’s snap movement restrictions Ouarzazate mountain route on coronavirus test was posi- affecting eight cities and towns Monday morning due to the AFP tive and he had to be taken to curb the spread of the novel high volume of traffic. Baghdad to hospital immediately. coronavirus. There was mayhem as peo- However, under the circum- The measures shutting off ple converged on Casablanca’s Two demonstrators died in stances, he is doing well, all entry and exit to the cities, main bus station on Sunday Baghdad early Monday after be- according to the ILNA report. which together account for evening, while the train station ing shot in confrontations with The Health Ministry also more than half of Morocco’s in nearby Mohammedia was security forces, the first victims registered an increase in population, were announced still crowded on Monday, AFP of protest-related violence un- the number of coronavirus on Sunday, just five hours be- correspondents said. der a new Iraqi premier who cases on Monday. fore they came into effect at Authorities announced the had promised a dialogue with There have been 212 midnight (2300GMT). restrictions after a “consider- activists. new corona deaths in the A joint statement from the able rise” in novel coronavirus The deaths threaten to re- last 24 hours, while the interior and health ministries cases just days before the Mus- ignite an unprecedented move- death toll has hit 16,000. said the new restrictions ap- lim Eid al-Adha holiday, when ment slamming government The number of infections plied until further notice to families traditionally come to- graft and incompetence, which detected so far is around economic capital Casablanca gether. erupted across Baghdad and the 300,000, the IRNA news and tourist capital Marrakesh The total number of cas- country’s south in October but agency reported, citing the as well as port city and second es in the kingdom reached had waned in recent months. Health Ministry. (DPA) economic hub Tangiers, along 20,887 on Monday, including On Sunday, demonstrators with Fez, Tetouan, Meknes, 316 deaths. staged angry rallies in the capi- Lebanon to impose tal and several southern cities, Iraqi demonstrators clash with security forces in Al-Tayaran square in central Baghdad on Monday. (AFP) new restrictions where temperatures topping 50 after surge in degrees Celsius (122 Fahren- The two victims are the first and another 30,000 wounded, invitations to gather over What- heit) have swelled demand for since Prime Minister Mustafa many of them by military- sapp and Facebook. COVID-19 cases Egypt female social air-conditioning, overwhelming al-Kadhemi, who had promised grade tear gas canisters that can The United Nations said it Beirut Lebanon is to im- dilapidated power grids. a dialogue with protesters, took pierce human skulls if fired di- “deplored” the violence. pose new coronavirus In Baghdad, dozens gath- office in May. rectly rather than lobbed in an Hundreds of people also restrictions in a bid to stop media influencers get ered at the protest hub of Tah- In a statement overnight, arc to disperse crowds. staged rallies in the southern cit- a surge in Covid-19 cases, rir Square, clashing with police his office acknowledged “un- There was virtually no ac- ies of Kut and Hillah on Sunday. Interior Minister Mohammad and other security forces sta- fortunate events” in protest countability for those deaths In the southern flashpoint Fahmi said on Monday. 2-year jail terms tioned there. squares, but insisted security under Abdel Mahdi; Kadhemi city of Nasiriyah, they briefly cut The minister told a AFP Instagram, where she has at “Two protesters died this forces had been instructed not had pledged to publish a list of roads and chanted: “We can’t press conference that two Cairo least two million followers. morning. One was shot with to use violence unless absolute- all the victims, carry out inves- stand it, we want the AC!” lockdowns are to be im- The arrests highlighted a a tear gas canister in the head, ly necessary. tigations and listen to protester Protests over power cuts, posed during the coming two An Egyptian court Monday social divide in the country and another in the neck,” a It said the government demands. poor water access and other weeks, during which private sentenced five female social over what constitutes indi- medical source told AFP on would carry out an investigation But activists on Monday ap- failing public services are nor- sector companies, banks media influencers to two years vidual freedoms and “social Monday. into Sunday’s events to hold peared to see little difference mal across Iraq, whose infra- and many other economic in jail on charges of violating norms”. Their bodies were carried those responsible to account. between the two, sharing a doc- structure has been battered by activities will be halted. public morals, a judicial source Some analysts say the through Tahrir on Monday But online, activists were tored image of Abdel Mahdi’s decades of war and lack of in- The first lockdown is to said. young women were targeted morning by fellow activists, be- already comparing Kadhemi handover to Kadhemi that de- vestment. last from July 30 till August The verdict against Haneen due to their modest roots. fore being driven to the holy city to his predecessor Adel Abdel picted the outgoing premier No electricity minister in 3, coinciding with the Mus- Hossam, Mowada al-Adham Their arrests “are part of of Najaf to be buried. Mahdi, who stepped down last pushing a collection of tear gas Iraq’s post-2003 system has lim Eid al-Adha holiday. The and three others came after violence against women be- An AFP correspondent saw year following months of pro- canisters and a rifle toward his finished his full four-year man- second is to be implemented they posted footage on video- cause they come from lower the burnt remains of tent struc- test-related violence. successor. date, either resigning, being between August 6 to 10. sharing app TikTok. classes”, according to lawyer tures in the square on Monday Around 550 people were They called for more rallies sacked or losing the post as the Fahmi said all “The Cairo economic court Intesar al-Saeed. morning. killed in that wave of rallies on Monday night, sending out entire cabinet fell. pubs, nightclubs, public mar- sentenced Hossam, Adham kets will be closed and all re- and three others to two years Rights groups say the laws ligious gatherings, funerals after they were convicted of solidify government censor- and weddings banned during violating society values,” the ship of online media. these lockdown periods. source said. Human rights lawyer Tarek More than 1,200 civilians dead in Afghanistan so far in 2020: UN Restaurants and coffee The ruling -- which can al-Awadi said the latest arrests shops will be allowed to op- be appealed -- included a fine showed how a deeply conserv- DPA Those numbers include vilians every day,” said Debo- sible for 23 per cent of civil- erate at 50-per-cent capacity. of $18,750 each, the source ative and religious society was Kabul 340 children killed and an- rah Lyons, the secretary gen- ians killed or wounded. On Monday, Lebanon added. wrestling with the rapid rise of other 727 wounded. eral’s special representative However, the numbers do said it had registered Hossam was arrested in modern communications tech- There were 1,282 civilians “At a time when the gov- for Afghanistan.” represent a 13-per-cent de- 132 new Covid-19 cases, April after posting a three- nology. deaths in Afghanistan from ernment of Afghanistan and The report identified anti- cline on the numbers of deaths raising the total to 3,879 minute clip telling her 1.3 mil- Internet penetration has January to June, with anoth- the Taliban have a historic government forces like the and injuries reported during cases. Measures concerning lion followers that girls could reached over 40 percent of er 2,176 people wounded in opportunity to come together Taliban and Islamic State as the same time period in 2019. air and land travel are expect- make money by working with Egypt’s youthful population of the same period, according to at the negotiating table for the main cause of the casu- The report cites less fighting ed to be announced later, the her. more than 100 million. a report by the UN mission in peace talks, the tragic reality alties, accounting for 58 per by international armed forced minister added. (DPA) In May, authorities ar- Online communications Afghanistan (UNAMA) pub- is that the fighting continues cent of the victims. Pro-gov- and Islamic State as the main rested Adham who had posted were a key instrument in the lished on Monday. inflicting terrible harm to ci- ernment forces were respon- contributor to the decline. Arsonists set fire satirical videos on TikTok and Arab Spring uprisings of 2011. to mosque in West Bank Ramallah Unknown people set fire to a mosque in the West Bank near the city of Hezbollah denies Israeli army claim of Lebanon border attack Ramallah early on Monday, AFP their own. Hezbollah, which has a large cording to the United Nations according to local media Jerusalem Israeli army spokesman presence in the area where peacekeeping force UNIFIL, reports. Jonathan Conricus said that the incidents occurred, said which called for “maximum Parts of the mosque, Israel said it had repelled an despite the area being forest- restraint”. located in the city of Al-Bireh, attempt by “terrorists” to pen- ed, spotters had tracked the in a statement that “it did The border clash came a were reportedly damaged by etrate its territory on Monday, group as they approached the not take part in any clash week after an alleged Israeli the fire, with graffiti in Hebrew opening fire on the gunmen Blue Line. and did not open fire in missile attack hit positions of sprayed on the wall including just after they crossed the fron- “Once they crossed the today’s events. Syrian regime forces and their the phrase “The state of Isra- tier with Lebanon. border, we engaged,” he said. allies south of Damascus on July el is for Israeli citizens.” The The clashes came after There was an exchange of tine... is completely false,” it 20, killing five. Hezbollah said mayor of Al-Bireh, Azzam Is- days of reported heightened fire between the gunmen and added. one of its own died in the raid. mail, told the newspaper tensions in the area between Israeli forces, which did not Conricus said Israeli forces Hezbollah number two Haaretz that the mosque was Israel and Hezbollah, but the result in any Israeli casualties, had fired artillery into Leba- Naim Qasim said in a televised close to an Israeli settlement Lebanese Shiite movement de- Conricus said. non “for defensive purposes”. interview on Sunday that “if and that the arsonists likely nied any involvement in Mon- “We confirmed visually An AFP correspondent re- the Israelis decide to launch a came from there. day’s unrest. that the terrorists fled back to Smoke billows above the hills of Kfarchouba in the Shebaa Farms ported Israeli artillery bom- war, we will confront it and we Palestinian Prime Min- Israel’s army said a group Lebanon,” he added. sector after reports of clashes in the Lebanese-Israeli border area, on bardment on the hills of Kfar- will respond.” ister Mohammad Shtayyeh of three to five men armed Details on any casualties Monday. (AFP) chouba in the Shebaa Farms Lebanon-based and Iran- condemned the arson with assault rifles crossed the from the Lebanese side were area near the Israeli position backed Hezbollah has a sub- attack, calling it a “criminal Blue Line that divides Israel not immediately available. said in a statement that “it did “All that the enemy’s me- of Roueysaat al-Alam, and re- stantial presence in Syria, and racist act” during a and Lebanon in the disputed Hezbollah, which has a not take part in any clash and dia is claiming about thwarting ported plumes of smoke rising where it is fighting in support Cabinet meeting in Ramal- Mount Dov area, claimed by large presence in the area did not open fire in today’s an infiltration operation from above the area. of the Damascus government lah on Monday. (DPA) Lebanon, Syria and Israel as where the incidents occurred, events. Lebanon into occupied Pales- The firing has stopped, ac- in the country’s civil war. 06 Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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The US Isn’t ‘Winning’ At Coronavirus Testing How Chinese People Five months into the pandemic, the US is still far behind the View The US Sanctions level of testing needed to control the spread of the infection and safely reopen businesses and schools

S President Donald Trump likes to say academics and experts have advocated for Against Huawei no one is testing for COVID-19 like a similar goal. Uthe US. If by that he means no country The report put the price tag for a con- has been as disorganised and scattershot certed testing programme at $75 billion. The anti-American atmosphere among Chinese people reached a peak when the when it comes to testing for the coronavi- It is an enormous investment of public rus, that would be easy to believe. money, to be sure, but the alternative Trump administration took all means to sanction the telecommunications company The president doesn’t mean that, of could easily be more costly not just in course; he’s saying we do more tests than terms of lives lost or debilitated, but also any other country. But this country’s test- in terms of damage to the economy. Even Mu Chunshan ing record is nothing to be proud of. De- without government-enforced shutdowns, Tribune News Service pending on the state, there are between many Americans will avoid resuming nor- two and 13 times more people infected mal activities unless they are confident EVERAL months ago, I hoped the with COVID-19 than have been identified. that they won’t get infected. COVID-19 epidemic could give Chi- The US started off behind the curve, In addition to Congress allocating na and the United States an oppor- bungling the first rollout of COVID-19 enough money, the report recommends tunity to ease tensions in their rela- tests. And five months into the pandemic, the president use the Defense Produc- tionship. Unfortunately, that didn’t with cases, deaths and hospitalisations tion Act to ensure an adequate supply of happen.S On the contrary, COVID-19 may back on the upswing in several states, the testing reagents — the substances that prove to be a watershed for the deteriora- US is still far behind the level of testing react to the presence of the virus. As tion of relations. needed to control the spread of the in- Governor Gavin Newsom has put it, a As we all saw, there have been more and fection and safely reopen businesses and testing kit without a reagent is like a more points of friction in Sino-US relations schools. Capacity for diagnostic tests var- printer without ink. in the past few months, which have had at ies wildly from state to state. Organised Testing is only the first step. People least two impacts on Chinese society. contact tracing and isolation of infected who test positive must be interviewed to First, some previously moderate scholars people isn’t happening in a meaningful find out where they have been and whom are becoming “warriors,” and have begun to way. It’s a mess. they may have been lash out at the United States, believing that Winning is still in contact with, the Trump administration has brought Sino- an option — if Con- and to encourage US relations into a “new cold war.” gress and the presi- them to stay isolat- Second, the United States has become Why is the United States so afraid of dragged down Chinese perceptions of dent commit now ed from others un- an imaginary enemy in the minds of Chi- Huawei? One explanation holds that US the United States. Many Chinese people to spending bil- til they are no long- nese people. Across society, nationalist objections ultimately have to do with Chi- see the attacks on Huawei as proof that lions of dollars to er infectious. This sentiment is soaring. You can hardly find na’s authoritarianism. That makes sense. the United States is not a country under accelerate testing is not a new idea; an article in Chinese media that will objec- I have always hoped that China’s govern- the rule of law, but instead places politics across the nation, it’s standard public tively introduce the US situation. ance capabilities could be improved. above the law. There is also a widespread to generate test re- health department The anti-American atmosphere First, China’s government should be belief that the United States lacks the self- sults in a matter of protocol to stop among Chinese people reached a peak more transparent than it is now, and sec- confidence to face a rising China. Many hours rather than the spread of dan- when the Trump administration took ond, its actions should have clear bounda- Chinese were surprised that the US is so days, and to sup- gerous infectious all means to sanction Huawei, a Chinese ries. Both of these improvements will help afraid of a Chinese company, because sci- port state and lo- diseases, such as private company. Chinese companies face less suspicion ence and technology prowess is the United cal efforts to trace with the recent out- I’m not a Huawei fan; I have never when expanding their business overseas. States’ most treasured strength. As China and isolate infected breaks of measles bought or used any Huawei products, and In my opinion, however, the difference births more companies like Huawei in the people. If we don’t in California and instead followed the Apple vogue. But this in perception between China and the Unit- future, it’s seen as a surety that the Chinese do this soon, more states are likely to be other states. Without this crucial step, we did not prevent me from getting to know ed States is a more important reason to ex- will surpass Americans in the hi-tech field. caught alongside California in a cycle of don’t know where or how the infection is many friends who work for Huawei in my plain why Washington is afraid of Huawei. As a result, among ordinary Chinese closures, reopenings and re-closures that spreading. Yet contact tracing has mostly journalist career over the past 15 years. The United States has over-interpreted people there is a strong sense that China could continue through the months, may- been left to states and local public health One friend told me about a horrible ex- the relationship between Huawei and the can wait out the United States. In the short be years that it will take to have a reliable departments, which were underfunded perience in Afghanistan. Taliban fighters Chinese government, using speculation as term, some believe Sino-US relations will and widely available COVID-19 vaccine. even before the pandemic. threatened him with an AK-47 against his evidence for thinking that all private en- thaw out after the 2020 election. But more At the moment, about 4.5 million It was unsettling to learn this week head, detaining his car and holding him terprises in China must obey any orders by broadly, the view that the United States is COVID-19 tests are conducted in the US that despite a concerted effort to train prisoner until the tribal elder came for- the government. in a state of long-term decline is very popu- every week. That sounds like a lot, but thousands of state employees to act as ward to free him. If this is the case, then the United States lar among Chinese. it’s not nearly enough to locate and con- contract tracers, California still isn’t able It’s hard to imagine how Huawei em- should sever all contacts with China’s pri- I don’t know if the second point will tain the virus to the point that it’s safe to track all the people who test positive for ployees like my friend working in dan- vate enterprises. Obviously, that would be hold true, but it is a bit naive to think to send children back to school and to COVID-19. Dr Mark Ghaly, the secretary gerous countries around the world are impossible. that a new US administration will bring reopen businesses and workplaces for the of California’s Department of Health and harming US interests. While US officials Huawei is already strong enough to much hope. long term, according to a recent report Human Services, acknowledged last week see Huawei as a company that cheats and dare to say no to the unreasonable de- A friend who worked in Huawei told by the Rockefeller Foundation. The re- that about two-thirds of the 3,600 state spies, to most Chinese (including myself) mands of the Chinese government. To me that, at the end of 2012, during the port, which was produced with the help workers trained to support counties in Huawei’s development is a potent symbol some extent, the government does not Obama administration, he applied for a by a distinguished bipartisan committee contract tracing have not yet started work. of the hard-working nature of the Chinese dare to punish Huawei, let alone shut off US visa as a Huawei employee. His appli- that includes former US Food and Drug If we can’t cut red tape during a public people, not a threat to the national security such a huge business empire easily. For the cation was reviewed for 60 days. In 2019, Administration commissioners, a Nobel- health crisis, then what’s the point of hav- of the United States and the West. Chinese government, taking steps against five years after he left Huawei, he applied prize winning economist and infectious ing emergency declarations? In the Chinese imagination, Huawei Huawei would have a far worse impact on for a US visa again. It was under review for disease experts, concluded that the goal California has to do better. And so staff are similar to the Chinese labourers the regime than the deterioration of Sino- more than a month, and he was marked should be a combined total of at least 30 does the federal government. Fighting who contributed to the development of US relations. It would result in massive for a “security check.” Different adminis- million diagnostic and screening tests a infections is not a mystery. It just takes American railways in the 19th century, in unemployment in the middle class, a mor- trations, and different political parties, but week as soon as possible. Other groups of money, organisation and commitment. the face of immense hardship and perse- tal wound to the domestic economy, and the same result. Is a connection to Huawei cution. They both reflect Chinese people’s an erosion of popular support. now an “original sin” for Chinese people (Tribune News Service) persistent and dauntless spirit. Meanwhile, the Huawei incident has hoping to visit the United States? What Happens If COVID-19 Patients Can’t Self-Isolate As familial spread accounts for 45% of COVID-19 transmission, the govt must provide alternative housing to isolate patients

Catherine Weaver And Judy Choe the current Centers for Disease Control healthcare workers and COVID-positive their families safe in tight living quarters. Tribune News Service and Prevention guidelines, which recom- patients so that they could safely quar- Sleeping in a car is no way to recover from mend self-isolation for a minimum of 10 antine or isolate away from neighbours a deadly disease. ORKING in the emergency depart- days after the onset of symptoms and a and family members. Patients in isola- Philanthropists, local businesses and ment of a big city hospital gives minimum of 24 hours without fever. tion were provided with food and daily community leaders have an opportunity Wfront-line care providers like us a Self-isolation is crucial in light of a re- medical check-ins. New York City, which to save patient lives and support com- unique, real-time view of the rapidly cently published CDC study, which found surpassed 18,000 COVID deaths, is now munities of colour, which are dispropor- changing face of the COVID-19 pan- that familial spread was the most com- recording only a fraction of LA’s total each tionately affected by the coronavirus. We demic. We see encouraging victories in mon mode of COVID-19 disease trans- week. need to coordinate efforts with local poli- patient care every day. But we also see mission, accounting for 45 percent of In Los Angeles County, programmes cymakers, front-line medical personnel, missed opportunities to slow the current cases. To stop the spread, it’s imperative such as Project Roomkey currently sup- hospitals and testing centres to provide explosion of cases and deaths. that infected COVID-19 patients isolate port the vulnerable homeless population. temporary emergency shelter options for One kind of patient story doctors see themselves from others until they are no Ideally, such efforts could be scaled to COVID-19 patients and those suspected every day in emergency rooms across longer contagious. cover people suffering from COVID-19 of being infected for the duration of time Los Angeles spotlights a huge gap in our But often, when we tell the patients who need temporary emergency shelter they can transmit the virus. current response and identifies a way we they need to stay separated from other ment plans they have no ability to follow. in order to isolate themselves. Hospi- This proposed intervention, coupled might reverse the rising tide of patients members of their households, they look at Doctors do this in every hospital emergen- tals could then offer lodging vouchers to with a concerted effort by the general pub- that risks drowning our hospitals. us with incredulity. cy department in Los Angeles every day. COVID-19 patients with no other way to lic to wash hands and wear protective face The patients we’re talking about come We live in a city where the cost of In the setting of this pandemic, fail- self-quarantine. coverings when around others, could help in with all the symptoms of COVID-19 — housing is high, and many residents live ing to follow quarantine recommenda- LA officials proposed expanding a rapidly reverse the course of the pandemic fever, cough, weakness, difficulty breath- in cramped and crowded conditions. We tions will inevitably have consequences, medical sheltering programme as early as in Los Angeles County. ing. Some have even gotten positive test often see patients who live with half a doz- sometimes fatal ones. We need to provide March 30, and Dr Erika Flores Uribe of LA results before coming to the hospital. But en or more family members and share a patients with a better alternative than to County’s Department of Health Services (Catherine Weaver and Judy they aren’t sick enough to need to be ad- single bathroom. Remaining truly isolated carry the virus home to infect loved ones told The Times last week that the county Choe are emergency medicine mitted to the hospital, so we do what we is simply not possible in such conditions. as they try vainly to follow doctor’s orders. is trying to help people with quarantine physicians in Los Angeles. can and send them home with instruc- Doctors take an oath “to do no harm,” So what do we do? plans. But she acknowledged we aren’t Emergency medicine physicians tions for how to take care of themselves. but we often find ourselves with no alter- At the peak of the pandemic, New York there yet. She said she has heard from Mark Morocco and Eric Savitsky The directions we give patients include native to discharging patients with treat- City’s hotels opened their doors to house people isolating themselves in cars to keep contributed to this article)

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AFP ond wave of clusters in Mel- data compiled by AFP. aged care settings the numbers Wales’ cases have been traced Melbourne bourne was taking longer to Sutton indicated any fu- can increase very significantly to a specific source or cluster, suppress than hoped. ture increase would likely be in a very short period of time.” making management much Australia on Monday post- But the state’s top health driven by closely monitored Officials around the country easier. ed its highest number of new official voiced optimism that a outbreaks at care facilities for are eyeing the situation in Vic- Nevertheless the chief min- coronavirus cases since the partial lockdown of five million the elderly. toria nervously, as neighbour- ister of the Northern Territory, pandemic began, even as offi- people, now in its third week, Australia had dodged the ing New South Wales monitors which like most of Australia cials expressed hope outbreaks was working. worst ravages of the pandemic, several clusters sparked by a has effectively suppressed the in locked-down Melbourne Chief Health Officer Brett logging around 15,000 cases in Melbourne traveller to Sydney virus, delayed plans to open may have peaked. Sutton said modelling showed total -- fewer than many hard- earlier this month. travel with Sydney until at A day after Australia re- “today should be the peak” hit countries see in one day. “Whilst we are holding the least late August. ported its highest daily death even if the number of new cases But the second outbreak is line ... we only have to tragical- “In recent weeks I think toll, authorities confirmed at continues to fluctuate and new still proving deadly, with the ly look at what is happening in the entire nation got a real- least 549 new COVID-19 infec- daily records could yet be set. nation’s death toll rising to 161 Victoria to realise that could be ity check, any hopes that we’d tions -- almost entirely driven The number of daily new on Monday. us in a few weeks,” New South be through this crisis in a by an outbreak in the south- cases has passed the March “The outbreaks are really Wales premier Gladys Berejik- few short months have been Ambulance officers remove a resident from the St Basil’s Home for eastern state of Victoria. peak of 459 at least three times volatile,” Sutton said pointing lian said. dashed,” Michael Gunner told the Aged in the Melbourne suburb of Fawkner on Monday, with 84 Authorities admitted a sec- in the last week, according to to some virulent clusters. “In Almost all of New South media in Darwin. cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus linked to the facility. (AFP)

Indian star Papua New Aishwarya Rai Guinea imposes returns home Chinese authorities take over lockdown after after COVID-19 treatment coronavirus DPA closed US consulate in Chengdu cases double New Delhi AFP and necessary response to the DPA Bollywood star Aish- Chengdu unreasonable measures by the Port Moresby warya Rai Bachchan and United States”, and alleged her 8-year-old daughter The American flag was low- that staff at the diplomatic Papua New Guinea on Mon- have been discharged from ered at the US consulate in mission endangered China’s day imposed a two-week a Mumbai hospital where Chengdu on Monday and Chi- security and interests. lockdown in its capital, Port they were treated for Cov- nese authorities entered the Foreign ministry spokes- Moresby, after coronavirus id-19 during a 10-day stay. building as Beijing carried out man Wang Wenbin told re- cases in the island state dou- Her husband, Ab- a Cold War-style retaliatory porters that some US staff in bled and the country’s first hishek Bachchan, and her closure of the mission. the Chengdu consulate “were death was recorded. father-in-law, superstar Relations have deterio- engaged in activities outside Across the metropolis of actor Amitabh Bachchan, rated in recent weeks in an of their capacity, interfered in 360,000 inhabitants, schools were also admitted to the intensifying standoff between China’s internal affairs, and were closed and public trans- Nanavati Hospital for cor- Washington and Beijing, with endangered China’s security port limited, mask-wearing onavirus treatment. the Chengdu mission ordered and interests”. became mandatory and a cur- The Bachchan family to shut in retaliation for the Washington officials,few between 10 pm and 5 am are the most high profile forced closure of the Chinese meanwhile, said there had (1200 to 1900 GMT) was im- personalities struck by the consulate in Houston, Texas. been unacceptable efforts by posed, Prime Minister James pandemic in India, which Beijing confirmed that the the Chinese consulate in Hou- Marape was cited as saying by has recorded more than 1.4 consulate had closed at 10:00 ston to steal US corporate se- local media. million cases. am (0200 GMT) on Monday. crets and proprietary medical Intra-island flights would “Afterwards, Chinese au- Policemen march in front of the US Consulate in Chengdu on Monday. (AFP) and scientific research. reportedly be cancelled for the Both Amitabh and thorities entered through Beijing said Saturday that two coming weeks. Only flights Abhishek, who have mild the front entrance and took Diplomatic tensions have outside the mission, and one the consul-general posted that US agents “forcibly” entered between Port Moresby and the it over,” the foreign ministry soared between the two pow- man was escorted away by po- his mission had provided ser- the Houston consulate, which Australian cities of Brisbane symptoms of the COVID- said in a statement. ers, with both alleging the oth- lice after waving a banner and vices to more than 200 million it said was “China’s national and Cairns would continue to 19, were responding Both consulates closed 72 er had endangered national two Chinese flags while shout- people in southwest China and property”. operate. well to treatment. hours after the respective or- security. ing “Long live China’s Com- Tibet, and had given “thou- Its statement warned that In the past 24 hours, 23 ders were made. Footage from Chinese munist Party”. sands” of visas every day to “China will make a proper and new infections were regis- In a tweet, Abhishek A State Department state media showed officials Over the weekend, re- Chinese students and tourists. necessary response in this re- tered in the region around the said Aishwarya and their spokesman told AFP the mis- arriving at the consulate in a moval trucks entered the site “We are disappointed by gard”. capital, taking the total to 62, daughter had tested nega- sion’s diplomats and their de- minibus and walking into the and cleaners were seen carting the Chinese Communist Par- The nationalistic tab- which according to authorities tive and had been sent pendents would leave China front of the building. large black rubbish bags from ty’s decision,” a State Depart- loid Global Times warned in amounts to 46 new cases in 10 home; he and his father by August 27. They were followed by the consulate. ment spokesperson told AFP an editorial Monday that if days. were still in hospital. Video footage published several workers in full hazmat AFP reporters saw workers Monday. Washington was “determined Papua New Guinea was “Thank you all for your later Monday by the US em- suits and goggles, carrying removing the US insignia from The Chengdu consulate to push China-US ties in the the first Pacific island state to continued prayers and bassy on Chinese social media cleaning equipment. the front of the building covered southwest China, in- worst direction... the 21st cen- record a death related to Cov- good wishes. Indebted platform Weibo showed US Two men wearing white “Today, we bid farewell to cluding Tibet. Many Tibetans tury will be darker and even id-19 on Monday, local media forever. Aishwarya and Marines in dress uniform low- gloves were shown covering the US consulate in Chengdu. accuse the central government more explosive than the Cold reported. Aaradhya have thankfully ering and folding the Stars and up a US consulate sign on the We will miss you forever,” the of religious repression and War era”. Previously, the country of tested negative and have Stripes from the front of the wall outside the building with US embassy in Beijing posted eroding their culture. It said the rising tensions 8 million inhabitants had been been discharged from the consulate, before handing it to a large grey sheet. on Weibo. Beijing says closing the could lead to “unprecedented successful in containing the hospital. They will now be consul-general Jim Mullinax. A crowd gathered Monday In a separate statement, consulate was a “legitimate catastrophe”. pandemic. at home. My father and I remain in hospital under the care of the medical staff,” Abhishek Bachchan tweeted. India bans 47 more Chinese mobile apps Indonesian virus cases Both Amitabh and Abhishek, who have mild AFP tions soared last month after a are banned for the same rea- products to be banned in the top 100,000 as president symptoms of the novel cor- New Delhi Himalayan border clash that sons as the earlier 59, and many nation of 1.3 billion people. onavirus, were responding left 20 Indian troops dead and were lite versions or variants Local media on Monday warns crisis not over well to treatment, reports India has banned 47 more an unknown number of Chinese of the earlier banned applica- said 275 other Chinese apps citing hospital sources said. Chinese apps just weeks after casualties. tions.” could also be on the chopping DPA Mumbai, India’s finan- blocking the highly popular “We have banned 47 mobile There has been no official block over similar concerns, Jakarta cial hub and home to the video-sharing platform TikTok apps from China in this ongo- statement or order released by including the hugely popular Bollywood film industry, and 58 others over national ing exercise which highlights the government about the ban “PUBG Mobile” game owned by The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia has emerged as an epicen- security and privacy concerns, the government’s seriousness but it has been widely reported tech giant Tencent. surpassed 100,000 on Monday, as President Joko Widodo tre of the country’s out- an information ministry official about data privacy and secu- across major Indian media. From toys, cosmetics and implored his ministers to maintain a sense of crisis. The break, reporting 109,000 and media reports said Mon- rity,” the official, who asked to Anti-China sentiment has handbags to home appliances, South-East Asian country had recorded 1,525 cases in the infections and more than day. remain anonymous, told AFP. soared since the deadly fight in pharma, auto components, and previous 24 hours, taking the national tally to 100,303. 6,000 deaths so far. Tensions between the “The order was issued on mid-June, which sparked street steel, China exports more than Fifty-seven additional deaths overnight brought the world’s two most-populous na- Friday. Most of these 47 apps protests and calls for Chinese 3,000 products to India. number of fatalities 4,838, according to the country’s pandemic task force. Indonesia overtook China as the country with the highest coronavirus caseload in East Asia on July 18, more than a month after the Philippines’ Duterte defends COVID-19 response, says millions saved country began reopening the Fifty-seven additional economy and public life. deaths overnight DPA In a cabinet meeting on brought the number of Manila Philippine leader urges lawmakers to revive death penalty Monday, Joko warned his officials not to let down their fatalities 4,838, accord- Philippine President Rodrigo Manila Philippine President dangerous drugs,” he added. the death penalty conflicts with guard. “Don’t lose a sense of ing to the country’s pan- Duterte on Monday defended Rodrigo Duterte on Monday Duterte has previously asked international treaties that the crisis,” the president said. demic task force. his government’s response to the urged Congress to swiftly pass a legislators to reinstate the death Philippines has ratified after the “The target is clear: re- coronavirus pandemic, noting law that would revive the death penalty and, while the House of punishment was abolished. duce the fatality rate as much as possible, increase the that his administration’s much- penalty for crimes related to Representatives has in the past “Bringing back the death recovery rate, and curb new cases,” he added. He com- criticised interventions prevent- illegal drugs. approved the proposal, the bill penalty will be a breach of inter- plained that only 19 per cent of the $48.1 billion in COV- ed up to 3.5 million infections. “I reiterate the swift passage was not subsequently passed in national law,” said Jacqueline ID-19 economic stimulus funds had been spent. In his annual state of the na- of a law reviving the death pen- the Senate. The Philippines was Ann De Guia, a spokesperson “The absorption of the stimulus funds still leaves tion address to Congress, Duterte A photo released by the Philippines’ alty by lethal injection for crimes the first Asian country to abol- for the commission, in a text much to be desired and the pace has been slow,” he said. called on all Filipinos to cooper- Presidential Photo Division (PPD) specified under the comprehen- ish the death penalty in 1987, message sent by the CHR to “We need to work fast and make breakthroughs.” ate in the battle against the COV- shows Philippine President Rodrigo sive dangerous drugs act,” he before restoring it in 1993 for journalists. ID-19 outbreak and with efforts Duterte delivering his annual State said in his annual state-of-the- crimes such as murder, child “We too believe that crimes to revive an economy battered by of the Nation Address in congress nation address in Congress. rape and kidnapping. It was must be punished. But the call the lockdown imposed to contain in Manila on Monday. (AFP) “This law will not only help again abolished in 2006. for justice should not result the spread of the virus. us deter criminality but also The United Nations’ Com- [in] further violations of human “When the pandemic struck, “To me, even if the numbers save our children from the mission on Human Rights rights, especially the right to I decided to prioritize life over were much lower, it would have dangers posed by illegal and (CHR) said the call to reinstate life,” she added. (DPA) other considerations,” he told a still be and would have been joint session of the Senate and worth the sacrifices we made.” ple have sacrificed a lot, but we myself, assure you that we will erings amid the coronavirus out- the House of Representatives, The Department of Health have no other choice but to work not stop until we get things right break. with only a handful of legislators reported 1,657 additional con- together and to do even more,” and better for you,” he added. They denounced what they attending in person. firmed COVID-19 cases on Mon- Duterte said. Ahead of Duterte’s speech, alleged to be “unbridled facism” “According to experts, the in- day, bringing the national tally “I must admit that our ac- thousands of protesters marched under Duterte and his adminis- terventions that the government to 82,040. The death toll rose to tions have been far from perfect. inside the University of the Phil- tration’s “criminal neglect and had put in place prevented as 1,945 with 16 additional deaths, I admit it. And there could be im- ippines (UP) Diliman cmapus blatant disregard of people’s wel- much as 1.3 to 3.5 million infec- the department added. provements here and there. But in the Manila suburb of Quezon fare,” especially amid the COV- tions,” he added. “I know that the Filipino peo- all of us in government, including City, defying a ban on mass gath- ID-19 pandemic. 08 Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Europe / Americas WHO warns countries against changing Trump national security advisor novel coronavirus rules all the time tests positive for COVID-19 DPA that policies should be kept in administration has faced criti- AFP Others who have been Geneva place for some time to avoid cism for unclear policies re- Washington previously infected include confusion and to measure their garding face masks or mass Vice President Mike Pence’s Countries should opt for impact. It’s tough for communities, events. Donald Trump’s national spokeswoman Katie Miller, sustained measures to fight While Ryan did not point it’s tough for schools, it’s Ryan said the recent resur- security advisor tested positive and Kimberly Guilfoyle, a top the novel coronavirus rather at any specific government, tough for businesses if the gence of COVID-19 in many for COVID-19 on Monday, as fundraiser for the Trump cam- than “flip-flopping” between his remarks came after vari- countries was a direct result of the president prepared to visit paign and girlfriend of Donald policies, the World Health Or- ous countries recently changed rules of the game are governments relaxing meas- a North Carolina facility where Trump Jr. ganization’s (WHO) emergen- travel rules. changed every two days. ures to fight the novel corona- one of the leading vaccine can- The United States is by cy operations chief warned on Thousands of Britons were People become resentful virus disease. didates is being manufactured. National Security Advisor far the worst-hit country in Monday. forced to rejig their holiday why rules are changing so “We still have a long, hard Trump has placed his Robert O’Brien the world, with more than 4.2 “It’s tough for communi- plans on Sunday after London quickly road ahead of us,” WHO chief hopes in the emergence of a million confirmed cases and ties, it’s tough for schools, it’s surprised them and anyone else Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus successful vaccine by this fall aide to contract the virus. nearly 150,000 deaths. tough for businesses if the rules hoping to travel from Spain to WHO Emergency Operations said. to both contain the country’s He “has been self-isolating Though the number of of the game are changed every Britain with a mandatory two- Chief Mike Ryan The pandemic is still gain- still raging coronavirus out- and working from a secure new cases has leveled off for two days,” Mike Ryan told a week quarantine period. ing speed, as the global number break and revive his faltering location off site,” the White the past few days, the US has press conference in Geneva. In Austria, stricter quar- ernment brought the new rule of cases has doubled to nearly election hopes. House said in a statement, so far failed to push its curve “People become resent- antine measures for returning forward to Thursday at the last 16 million within the past six National security advisor adding that there was “no risk down, as other nations have ful why rules are changing so travellers were set to come into minute. weeks, according to WHO fig- Robert O’Brien is the latest of exposure to the president or done through lockdowns and quickly,” he warned, adding force on Saturday, but the gov- In the United States, the ures. and most senior White House the vice president.” physical distancing.

US, Russia in space talks as West Faced with second wave, Europe worries about satellite weapons DPA ban weapons in outer space in Vienna an international treaty. Ford said Washington is US and Russian officials started opposed to such a proposal tightens coronavirus measures space security talks on Monday because it would outlaw spe- in Vienna, after Washington cific weapons systems that are AFP ● Belgium - Brussels has and London accused Moscow difficult to define, rather than Paris reported 318 daily cases, a of having launched an anti- defining what types of actions surge of 149 percent. satellite weapon last week. in space are acceptable. Fresh outbreaks of the coro- From July 29, and for four The one-day dialogue, According to the US Space navirus have led many Eu- weeks, the number of people which had been planned for Command, Russia tested an ropean countries to tighten who can gather together has months, will be followed by anti-satellite weapon in mid- measures as they battle to pre- been reduced to five from 15. three days of nuclear arms July, similar to a test the coun- vent its spread again. Public events are limited to control talks between the two try conducted in 2017. Here is an overview of re- 100 people indoors, instead of states in the Austrian capital. Moscow has rejected the cent developments, including 200 previously, and 200 out- Christopher Ford, the US accusation. The test merely localised lockdowns and ob- side, instead of 400. assistant secretary for interna- involved a small “inspector ligations to wear face masks Wearing a mask was made tional security, charged on Fri- satellite” that used special- among others: compulsory from July 11 for day that “Moscow and Beijing ized equipment to inspect a ● Spain - The number everyone over the age of 12 in have already turned space into Russian space vehicle at close of daily notified cases has enclosed public spaces includ- a warfighting domain.” distance, the Russian Foreign climbed to 1,738 or 92 percent ing shops, cinemas, libraries The United States is pro- Ministry said on Friday. more than the previous week. and places of worship. posing rules for responsible “Russia has always been From July 17, almost four ● Germany - Berlin has behaviour in space, which and remains a country that is million residents in Spain’s reported 528 daily cases, an would be modelled on existing committed to the aim of fully second city Barcelona have increase of 33 percent. rules of war that are based on demilitarizing outer space and been urged to stay home by the Despite being less affected the principles of proportional- non-deployment of any kinds Catalan regional government. by the pandemic than many ity and humanity, Ford told a of arms in outer space,” Krem- The government also or- neighbours, Germany’s fed- press briefing. lin spokesperson Dmitry Pesk- dered the closure of cinemas, eral and regional governments Russia and China have ov said in comments carried by theatres and nightclubs and have agreed on tougher, tar- been backing a rival effort to state news agency TASS. banned gatherings of more A biologist collects a swab sample from a man at a test centre for the novel coronavirus in Quiberon, geted lockdown measures to than 10 people. Restaurants western France, on Monday. (AFP) contain local outbreaks and must limit capacity to one-half ward off the threat of a second the usual number. Since July Lockdown at home has The restriction had now been limited to 50 people indoors coronavirus wave, including a 15, people have also been told been the rule since July 1 for partially eased. and 200 outdoors, and wear- ban on travel “in and out of the Ukraine accuses separatists to stay home in and around the 700,000 inhabitants in the Facemasks -- already com- ing masks in shops will be affected areas.” Catalan city of Lerida, a meas- capital region. That measure pulsory in Scotland -- are now compulsory. ● Austria - Vienna has of breaching new ceasefire ure affecting around 250,000 has been extended at least un- also mandatory in all English ● France - Paris has re- reported 127 daily cases, a people. til the end of July. shops and supermarkets as of ported 823 daily cases, an in- rise of 18 percent On July 24, AFP self-proclaimed Donetsk Peo- Faced with a resurgence ● Britain - London has July 24. crease of 55 percent. masks became mandatory in Kiev ple’s Republic (DPR) said Kiev of infections, many Spanish reported 662 daily cases, a On July 26, Britain intro- A negative virus test will supermarkets, post offices, claims were “yet another act of regions, although not Madrid, weekly decline of 12 percent. duced a quarantine for visitors become mandatory at the lat- banks and medical centres. Moscow-backed sepa- information provocation by the have tightened the require- Britain is the only west- from Spain. est on August 1 for visitors ● Italy - Rome has report- ratists on Monday breached Ukrainian side, aimed at desta- ment to wear masks. In those ern European country where ● Ireland - Dublin has re- from 16 countries, including ed 241 daily cases, an increase a tense ceasefire in eastern bilising the situation.” regions, masks must now be the number of daily deaths ported 17 daily cases, a decline the United States, Brazil and of 23 percent. Ukraine just hours after it be- They said that the DPR was worn at all times in the street remains high however, at of nine percent. Algeria. Otherwise travellers In Campania in the gan, the Ukrainian army said, “strictly following the commit- and in enclosed public spaces. around 65 per day. Having initially planned are to be tested on arrival and southern Naples region, a but the separatists denied the ments” in the ceasefire. ● Portugal - Lisbon has On June 30, the central to open bars fully from July go into quarantine if positive. 1,000-euro ($1,180) fine was accusation. Under the terms of the reported 218 daily cases, a de- city of Leicester began a local- 13, the date was pushed back The authorities have ad- imposed on July 25 in estab- The ceasefire came into agreement, the use of any weap- cline of 28 percent from the ised two-week lockdown with to August 10 owing to a resur- vised against travel to Catalo- lishments that allow clients to force from midnight Sunday ons, including small arms, is previous week. non-essential shops shutting. gence of cases. Gatherings are nia. go without masks. and had been agreed last week prohibited. by negotiators from Ukraine, The commander of the Russia and the international Ukraine’s joint forces operation, monitor group OSCE. Volodymyr Kravchenko, told Moderna starts Phase 3 trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate The Ukrainian army said an journalists in the breakaway order had been issued to com- Donetsk region that “our units Washington Moderna, a US participants in the United States. ing showed the investigational in a statement. investing heavily in a vaccine ply with a “full and comprehen- continue to keep silent.” biotech firm, announced on The trial is being run in vaccine is “safe,” justifying the “We look forward to this trial and helping multiple, simultane- sive ceasefire.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Monday it has begun a Phase 3 collaboration with the National move onward. demonstrating the potential of ous efforts in the private sector. Separatists violated the Peskov called the new agree- trial of its coronavirus vaccine. Institute of Allergy and Infectious “This scientifically rigorous, our vaccine to prevent COV- US President Donald Trump is new truce shortly after it came ment “a significant step towards The Phase 3 trial means the Diseases, the US government randomised, placebo-controlled ID-19, so that we can defeat this due in North Carolina later in the into force, the Ukrainian army strengthening mutual trust and vaccine doses are administered agency run by top infectious trial is designed to determine pandemic,” Stephane Bancel, day to visit a site where the firm said, adding that there were no defusing tensions”. to a larger number of humans, diseases expert Anthony Fauci. if the vaccine can prevent chief executive at Moderna, said FujifilmD iosynth Biotechnolo- casualties despite shelling with “It will be important for with the Moderna trial expected In a statement, Fauci said COVID-19 and for how long such in a statement. gies is working on elements of a small arms, grenade launchers both parties to fully adhere to to include approximately 30,000 the early-stage clinical test- protection may last,” Fauci said The federal government is vaccine. (DPA) and heavy machine guns. their obligations and agree- But representatives of the ments,” Peskov told journalists.

News ‘SAVING DAISY’ UK announces obesity plan as in brief PM admits weight ‘struggle’ Pet cat is first UK animal to test positive AFP as morbidly obese, compared for COVID-19 London with less than three percent of LONDON: A pet cat has become the first UK animal to be in- the general population. fected with coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, insist- Restaurants will have to Two-thirds of UK adults ing there was “no evidence” it could pass on the disease. display calories on menus un- are above a healthy weight, The case was confirmed by the UK’s chief veterinary officer der plans announced by the with 36 percent overweight after laboratory tests carried out earlier this month in Sur- British government on Monday and 28 percent obese, accord- rey, near London. Officials said that “all available evidence” to tackle the country’s obesity ing to government data. indicated the cat likely contracted the disease from its owners problem, made more urgent by “Losing weight is hard but who had tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from the the coronavirus crisis. with some small changes we environment ministry said the cat poses no risk. (AFP) Other measures outlined can all feel fitter and healthier,” include bans on “buy one get Prime Minister Boris Johnson Young adults make up majority of new one free” deals on unhealthy said. He received intensive care virus cases in Canada items, junk food television ad- treatment in April after catch- verts being aired before 9pm ing the virus. Montreal Canadians under the age of 39 make up a clear and a “consultation” on placing To accompany the launch majority of new cases of COVID-19 in Canada, health authorities calorie labels on alcohol. of the ‘Better Health Strategy’, said on Sunday, warning young adults they are not “invincible” It is not the first time a Brit- Downing Street posted a video of against the disease. ish government has attempted Johnson on Twitter on Monday, “Recent national surveillance data show that young adults to do something about the walking a dog and talking about aged 20-39 years of age account for the highest incidence country’s bulging waistlines, his own “struggle” with weight. rates across all ages in Canada,” Canada’s chief public health A handout picture released by Wasdale Moutain Rescue shows volunteers carrying Daisy, a 55 kg St but this latest attempt has been The premier has previously officerT heresa Tam said in a statement. For the week ending Bernard dog down from Scafell pike, one of England’s highest peaks near Grasmere in northwest Eng- prompted by the pandemic. criticised government attempts July 22, the incidence rate was highest among young men and land. Sixteen rescuers were called out to save a St Bernard dog stranded on an English mountain, in an Analyses show that nearly to spur weight control but said women aged 20-29 (14.4 and 13.8 cases per 100,000 people embarrassing episode for the member of a breed more famed for rescuing stricken humans from the eight percent of critically-ill the latest initiative would not respectively), followed by those aged 30-39. (AFP) icy dangers of the high Alps. (AFP) patients in intensive care units be enforced “in an excessively with the virus were categorised bossy or nannying way”. Gold forges record high as investors seek safety page 11

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Tribune News Network the exceptional circumstances tary-General Ahmed Abul Ghait. Doha the world is facing.” Unified efforts It also included a presen- He said, “The efforts of the tation and a discussion of the Minister of State for En- Arab countries, with the par- Qatar is committed to help items on the agenda, during ergy Affairs HE Saad Sherida ticipation of Qatar were suc- strengthen Arab coopera- which the meeting approved Al Kaabi headed Qatar’s del- cessful in ensuring ministers’ tion in the field of electricity the general agreement and egation in the extraordinary approval of the general agree- the Arab Common Market for meeting of the Arab Ministe- ment, and the Arab Common Unified efforts by Arab Electricity Agreement. The rial Council for Electricity, Market for Electricity, which member countries needed meeting was also attended by which was held virtually on opens new horizons of coop- to enhance cooperation in Qatar General Electricity and Monday due to the current eration and coordination, en- the field of electricity, espe- Water Corporation ( (Kah- circumstances related to the hancing integration between ramaa) Essa President Hilal Al COVID-19 pandemic. Arab countries, and realising cially during the exceptional Kuwari. In his remarks on this oc- the aspirations of its people for circumstances the world is The ministerial meeting casion, Kaabi said, “The Arab progress, and prosperity.” facing currently was preceded by the twelfth Ministerial Council for Elec- Reaffirming Qatar’s com- meeting of the Electricity Ex- tricity meet comes at a critical mitment to help strengthen perts Committee in the Arab time that requires the exchange Arab cooperation in the field of Today’s meeting started with Countries on July 26, which of visions and experiences, electricity, Kaabi said, “It is part a speech of Muhammad Shaker was held with the participa- as well as unified efforts by of our wise leadership’s belief Al Marqabi, the chairman of tion of Qatar, and has sub- member countries in order to in the role of the electricity sec- the extraordinary meeting of mitted the most important enhance cooperation between tor in advancing economic and the Arab Ministerial Council recommendations on the Arab Arab countries in the field of social development for the peo- Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Saad Sherida Al Kaabi takes part in the extraordinary meeting of for Electricity, followed by the Common Market for Electric- electricity, especially during ples of the Arab nation.” the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity held virtually on Monday. speech of Arab League Secre- ity to the Council. QFB reduces net IQ registers net profit loss by 35% to QR202 mn in H1 of QR485 million in H1 Tribune News Network Doha The industrial giant posts revenues of QR4.9 billion in the first half of 2020 Qatar First Bank (QFB), the first independent Shari’ah Tribune News Network dent approach and decided compliant bank authorised by Doha to impair the net book-value the QFC Regulatory Authority of the related facilities, which (QFCRA) and a listed entity in Industries Qatar (IQ) on were decided to be mothballed the Qatar Stock Exchange, on Monday announced that it from the start of the second Monday announced that the posted a net profit of QR485 quarter of 2020. bank reduced its net loss by million on revenues of QR4.9 IQ said its financial posi- 35 percent to QR202 million billion for the first half of 2020. tion continues to remain ro- for the first half of 2020 com- The industrial giant’s earnings bust despite several macro- pared with a net loss of QR310 before interest, taxes, depre- economic headwinds, with the million for the same period ciation and amortisation (EB- liquidity position at the end last year. DITA) stood at QR1.3 billion in of June 30, 2020, reaching Net loss was incurred The QFB headquarters in Doha. the first half of 2020. QR11.3 billion in cash and bank mainly due to COVID-19 im- In the same period last balances, after accounting for pact on the performance of the risk management framework year, the group posted QR1.5 a QR2.4 billion dividend pay- bank’s assets. QFB continued and cautious liquidity meas- billion in net profit and QR6.7 ment for 2019. implementing a cost ration- ures ensured that there is only billion in total revenues. That Currently, the group has no alisation initiative to decrease minor impact to its core bank- means IQ’s net profit dived 67 debt obligations. Its total as- its total costs, alongside im- ing activities. We affirm that percent and revenues declined sets and total equity reached plementing a risk-adjusted QFB is gaining benefits from 26 percent year-on-year. Financial position of Industries Qatar continues to remain robust despite several macroeconomic headwinds. QR38.6 billion and QR32.3 income-generating strategy its revised strategy where our The group recorded earning billion, respectively, as of June to enhance its returns and income streams are showing per share (EPS) of QR0.08 in In a press statement issued same period of last year, which facilities at Qatar Steel and pe- 30, 2020. During the period, shareholders’ value. As a re- continuous growth momen- the first half of 2020 compared on Monday, IQ said its financial contributed to a decrease of riodic planned and unplanned the group generated positive sult, the total costs excluding tum along with progressive to QR0.24 in the same period performance in the first half of QR700 million in the group’s maintenance. The decline was operating cash flows of QR1.7 one-off impairment costs were operational performance and last year. EBITDA for the peri- 2020 was impacted by several net profits.T he major reduc- also attributed to the changes billion (with free cash flows of reduced by 27 percent during positive financial indicators. od amounted to QR 1.3 billion, external factors, including the tion was noted in the petro- in sales and operating agree- QR1.5 billion). the first half of this year com- We further applaud the effort compared to QR 2.2 billion, for global COVID-19 pandemic con- chemical segment, which ac- ment of QAFCO trains 1-4, “IQ’s ability to generate pared to the same period last taken by government and reg- the same period of last year. ditions, weaker oil prices and a counted for QR500 million, where sales volumes relating to positive operating cash flows in year. ulators to ensure strength and “Despite extremely chal- notable decline in the product while fertilizer segment ac- QAFCO trains 1-4 has not been such distressed market condi- In a statement released on security of the local economy.” lenging circumstances for glob- demand owing to weaker GDP counted for QR200 million of recognised in IQ books. tions is a testament to Group’s behalf of QFB’s board of di- Earlier in January, QFB al markets, our operations and growth, lack of industrial activ- the total reduction. The group’s profitability efficient cash flow genera- rectors, the bank said, “As the acquired 90 North Corporate financial position continued to ity and subdued consumer and Group’s sales volumes de- was also impacted due to the tion capabilities, effective cost COVID-19 global pandemic Campus, a four-building, remain resilient and respond- industrial participation. clined by 29 percent against booking of one-off impairment structures and robust working effected all industries around 262k-square-foot office cam- ed effectively to the evolving These adverse conditions the first half of 2019, driven losses, amounting to QR1.2 bil- capital management, which the world, the overall banking pus located in Bellevue, Wash- challenges posed by the recent directly translated into declin- by a combination of reasons lion, recognised in relation to could safeguard the Group industry in Qatar witnessed ington, US. The bank has also headwinds,” IQ Chairman and ing commodity prices, where including weaker demand, mothballing of certain Qatar against any unexpected adver- a mild weakening effect on had a second aviation deal Managing Director HE Saad average selling prices declined lower production on account Steel’s production facilities. sities,” the company said in the profitability due to the mar- through the sale of a Boeing Sherida Al Kaabi said. by 5 percent compared to the of mothballing of certain steel The Group adopted a pru- statement. ket slowdown. QFB’s efficient 737-900ER aircraft. QIB adds Al Meera to its Absher rewards network tronic and household items, world- first time, open fixed deposit ac- QIB first Islamic bank in Qatar to offer opportunity wide hotels, airlines tickets and car counts, use their QIB debit and rental agencies in Qatar and abroad. credit cards and register for QIB to shop from Al Meera outlets using loyalty points Commenting on the an- Mobile App and Internet Banking. nouncement, QIB Personal Bank- Absher points can be instantly Tribune News Network sher reward points redemption ing Group General Manager D used to settle their utility bills, Doha for vouchers worth QR50 up to Anand said, “QIB is happy to add book light tickets from over 900 QR5,000, which can be used for Al Meera’s extended network of airlines, book hotel rooms from Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) on shopping at any of Al Meera’s 54 hypermarkets and supermarkets over 450,000 hospitality proper- Monday announced that it has outlets in Qatar. to our Absher Rewards Program ties and rent cars from more than added Al Meera Consumer Goods QIB customers can access and network. This initiative reflects 150,000 car rental offices in 150 Company to its extensive network redeem their Al Meera redemption our commitment to offering ex- cities around the world through a of Absher Rewards Program’s re- option on the award-winning QIB clusive options to reward our cus- completely automated points re- demption partners. Mobile App or by logging on to the tomers, and providing the easiest demption process available 24/7. With this announcement, QIB dedicated Absher portal at any time and most convenient redemption Absher also allows QIB custom- becomes the first Islamic bank in from the comfort of their homes. options to simplify and enhance ers to have access to the online shop- Qatar to offer its customers the Once redeemed, the voucher can be the experiences of our customers ping store specialised in redeeming opportunity to shop from their presented to the Al Meera customer at all times.” points with thousands of products preferred Al Meera supermar- service counters at any branch to Introduced in 2018, the Absher across different categories, such as kets and hypermarkets across pay against purchases. Rewards Program is a comprehen- electronic devices, books, sports the country using Absher Loyalty All QIB customers are eligible bile app or website, which allows for a range of options, like utility sive programme that allows QIB and household items from leading Program points. to benefit from the programme by customers to check their reward payments of Kahramaa, Ooredoo customers to earn points when international brands with home de- Customers can now enjoy Ab- simply registering through QIB Mo- points’ balance and redeem them and Vodafone, thousands of elec- transferring their salaries for the livery services anywhere in Qatar. 10 Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Economy & Business Ooredoo, Ericsson achieve record system throughput of 4.2Gbps Tribune news network rier aggregation functionality, efits ofstreaming services, amongst global telecomms op- new level; with the addition of mitment to bring the latest Doha increasing the data rate per virtual learning environments, erators. Keeping our custom- 5G, we are committed to offer- technology and prepares their user by assigning multiple cloud gaming and augmented ers connected and enabling ing Qatar the best mobile digi- network for the new era of 5G Ooredoo Qatar, working frequency blocks to the same and/or virtual reality applica- them to enjoy the best of the tal infrastructure, which will use cases. This announcement with technology giant Erics- user. This innovation is ex- tions. Likewise, it will allow internet is at the core of what result in enhanced user expe- highlights Ericsson’s 5G lead- son, has successfully tested pected to play an important businesses to pursue new cus- we do, and this partnership rience ahead of major world ership enabling wider oppor- the 200MHz spectrum and role in the build-up to achiev- tomer bases, while potentially with Ericsson will enable us sporting events set to be held tunities, innovative solutions, achieved a record system ing 90 percent 5G coverage streamlining their contribu- to achieve our strategic goals in Qatar.” and applications that 5G will throughput of 4.2Gbps, as throughout Qatar by the end tion to such endeavours as in network development and Fadi Pharaon, President bring.” part of the growing shift to- of 2020. smart cities, telemedicine and expansion. of Ericsson Middle East & By reaching this milestone, wards complete 5G delivery, Increasingly, Ooredoo Qa- logistics. “We are making use of the Africa, said, “We are pleased Ooredoo Qatar is taking a cru- the ompany announced in a tar is positioned as a key digi- Sheikh Mohammed bin latest innovative technology to to be working with our long- cial step forward for an effi- statement on Monday. tal enabler. With this recent Abdullah Al Thani, CEO at possibilities — many of which apply 5G in existing frequency standing partner Ooredoo Qa- cient and seamless roll-out of The technology, deployed breakthrough in both speed Ooredoo Qatar said, “5G is a we have already tested — and bands and deploying the lat- tar helping them achieve the the latest mobile technology, within Ooredoo’s network, and delivery, customers will phenomenal evolution that we are proud to be at the fore- est 5G radios to shift our sub- full potential of 5G. Today’s offering enhanced network uses advanced 5G and 4G car- be able to maximise the ben- opens doors to a world of new front of the 5G revolution scriber experience to a whole trial cements Ooredoo’s com- performance.

Nakilat transitions LNG carrier Al Samriya to in-house management US sees manufacturing growth ahead of Fed meeting, GDP data New orders for Boeing’s non-defense aircraft slumps -462.3 percent AFP Washington

The Federal Reserve is set to meet this week ahead of a key GDP estimate as new data shows recovery in US manu- facturing, however surging coronavirus cases threatens Nakilat has assumed full ship management and operations of Q-Max LNG carrier Al Samriya from Shell the economy’s gains. Trading and Shipping Company Limited (Shell) with effect from July 27, 2020, as part of the second The jam-packed week of phase of its planned fleet management transition programme, the company announced in a statement economic news comes as law- on Monday. With a cargo-carrying capacity of 263,300 cubic meters, Al Samriya is wholly-owned by makers in Washington are de- Nakilat and chartered by Qatargas. The vessel built in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine bating provisions of another Engineering was delivered in February 2009 and has been in service ever since. Al Samriya is the stimulus package to follow fourth vessel that will come under the management of Nakilat Shipping Qatar this year, bringing the up on the $2.2 trillion CARES total number of vessels managed by NSQL to 23, comprising of 19 LNG and 4 LPG carriers. (TNN) Act passed in March as COV- ID-19 hit. The business shutdowns caused by the pandemic are expected to see the US economy shrink an unprec- File photo of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Seattle, Washington. (AFP) Google to let most employees edented 35 percent in the April-June quarter when the Oxford said. more support to the econo- structured or if the funds will Commerce Department re- Amid the durable goods my,” said Mickey Levy of Ber- be approved before the emer- work from home until July 2021 leases its advance GDP esti- data, transportation equip- enberg Capital Markets. gency unemployment benefits mate on Thursday. ment grew 20 percent or $9.2 Another possibility is run out. AFP However some sectors billion, particularly among that the Fed might link their The crash in GDP in the San Francisco of the economy have begun motor vehicles and parts, movement of the lending rate second quarter is expected bouncing back, with retail where new orders were up to inflation, Oxford said. to be the worst in years for Google will allow most em- and new home sales recover- 85.7 percent and shipments Inflation jumped 0.6 per- the world’s largest economy, ployees to work from home ing from the coronavirus hit rose 83.1 percent. cent in June but is expected to but the damage will be some- through to July 2021 in re- and data from the Commerce In a sign of Boeing’s con- stay low with COVID-19 ham- what stemmed by a recovey sponse to the ongoing corona- Department released Monday tinued struggles, new or- pering consumer demand, in goods and services in May, virus pandemic, the tech giant showing durable goods orders ders for non-defense aircraft particularly with new claims ahead of a bounceback in the said Monday. rising 7.3 percent on demand slumped -462.3 percent as for unemployment benefits months to come, IHS Markit In an email to employees, for transportation equipment. customers canceled orders still high. said in an analysis. Google chief executive Sundar But in a note, Oxford Eco- with the plane maker. The Labor Department “Our forecast of 18.2 per- Pichai said, “To give employ- nomics warned that the prev- The Fed will likely take reported nearly 1.42 million cent growth in the third quar- ees the ability to plan ahead, alence of coronavirus in the such indicators into account claims filed in the week ended ter reflects continued (but we are extending our global US, where more than 55,000 as it begins its two-day Fed- July 18. slowing) recovery in services voluntary work from home op- new cases were reported eral Open Market Committee Laid-off Americans have GDP and a partial reversal tion through June 30, 2021 for in the 24 hours to Sunday, (FOMC) meeting on Tues- benefited from an additional in goods GDP of gains exhib- roles that don’t need to be in threatens the gains. day, but few big moves are $600 in aid each week under ited over May and June,” they the office.” “The sugar rush from re- expected since the committee the terms of the CARES Act, said. The Wall Street Journal, openings has now faded and a had already slashed its bench- but that money is set to expire On top of the data releas- which first reported the news, The decision could signal Several tech firms have resurgence of domestic coro- mark lending rate to zero in on Friday, and Democrats es will be a slew of earnings said nearly all of the 200,000 similar efforts by other tech said they expect to reopen their navirus cases, alongside very mid-March. and Republicans in Congress reports by large American Google employees and con- firms and large employers to offices gradually in the coming weak demand, supply chain If Fed Chair Jerome Pow- are negotiating over possibly firms, including tech leaders tractors worldwide would see extend the precautionary pol- months. Twitter meanwhile disruptions, historically low ell addresses the surge in extending it. Apple, Amazon, Facebook an extension of the option icy amid growing fears about has said it would allow all em- oil prices and high levels of COVID-19 cases, he will likely Analysts expect them to and Google, as well as Mc- which had been set to end in the risks of returning to work- ployees to continue on remote uncertainty will weigh heav- reiterate “that the Fed is pre- enact more stimulus, but it Donald’s, Exxon Mobil and January. place normalcy. work indefinitely. ily on business investment,” pared if necessary to provide isn’t clear yet how it will be Boeing. Antitrust fever rises as Big Tech CEOs set to testify AFP “This is the Super Bowl of Facebook could come un- said. Washington antitrust,” said Avery Gardin- der scrutiny for its acquisition Even then, it may be hard er, an antitrust expert at the of nascent rivals which crit- to craft a remedy in the public Antitrust fever hits a peak Center for Democracy & Tech- ics say squelched competition interest because of the benefits in Washington this week with nology. and increased its dominance offered by the massive scale of lawmakers set to grill top ex- She said the hearing offers of social media, according to the tech platforms. ecutives of four of the biggest a timely way to focus on key is- Sagers. “You don’t want to have to US technology firms in what sues around competition and Smaller rivals have long check 11 different social media promises to be a rare political concentration of economic complained about the diffi- sites for pictures of your kids spectacle for the digital era. power. culties of competing against on Halloween,” Gardiner said. The showdown oWednes- “People are feeling frus- the giants: Yelp argues that “There is a benefit to hav- day in the House of Repre- trated with the way our society Google favors its own sites and ing more people on the plat- sentatives comes amid rising is organized, and antitrust is demotes the rival review ser- form.” concerns over Big Tech domi- one tool to go after powerful vice; Spotify says Apple Music Still, Gardiner sees a strong nance, which has become even companies,” she said. (From left) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon has an unfair advantage on the possibility of at least one anti- more pronounced during the But current US antitrust Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. (AFP) iPhone maker’s platform. trust lawsuit being filed this coronavirus pandemic. laws make it difficult for en- Experts say there are lim- year, although “I don’t expect The unprecedented joint forcers to target companies politicians see a benefit in at- is being muddled by rising laws to enforce free speech ited remedies under existing a resolution for at least three appearance in the House Ju- simply for being large or dom- tacking the tech firms and “techlash” over a range of is- would run into constitutional law and precedent to deal with years.” diciary Committee will include inant without showing harm ironically, “they will be look- sues from privacy to economic concerns, raising the specter tech platform dominance. Some analysts say anti- chief executives Tim Cook of to consumers or abuse of mar- ing for that viral YouTube mo- inequality. of a “government censor,” ac- But any quick revision of trust enforcement may not be Apple, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, ket power. ment.” Social media giants face at- cording to Sagers. antitrust law seems unlikely, best way to deal with the abus- Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook Because of that, “the real The hearing takes place tacks for allegedly using their “My fear is that members given the muddled political es of dominant firms in areas and Sundar Pichai of Google purpose of the hearing is the- against a backdrop of antitrust dominance to stifle free speech of Congress will have a hard picture and Congress’ slow- such as privacy, fairness and and its parent firm Alphabet. atrical, and tied to the politi- investigations that are under- due to a bias against conserva- time sticking to antitrust and ness. data protection. All will testify remotely. cians’ electoral interests,” said way involving the US Depart- tives, a claim made by Presi- we’ll hear a lof of questions Antitrust enforcers face “Antitrust cannot be the The hearing is part of a Christopher Sagers, a law pro- ment of Justice, the Federal dent Donald Trump. about privacy, content mod- a delicate task because “it is sole tool to address all the probe into “online platforms fessor specializing in antitrust Trade Commission and near- Other activists argue Fa- eration, worker conditions,” not illegal to be big,” said Gar- thorny issues that the plat- and market power,” taking at Cleveland State University. ly all state law enforcement cebook fails to curb hateful said Gardiner. diner. forms present,” said Charlotte place as US federal agencies Eric Goldman, director of agencies as well as authorities content promoting violence, “These are important is- Investigators must iden- Slaiman of the consumer non- and states conduct their own the High-Tech Law Institute in Europe and elsewhere. including from Trump. sues, but they are not about tify “abuse of market power” profit group Public Knowl- investigations. at Santa Clara University, said But the antitrust debate Any effort to use antitrust antitrust.” which is difficult to define, she edge. Economy & Business Tuesday, July 28, 2020 11 Trump economic advisor predicts Gold forges record high 20 percent US second-half growth as investors seek safety The gold price hit an all-time high of $1,944.71 per ounce, well above its previous record of $1,921.18 in 2011 AFP to Americans and $349 bil- Washington lion in funds to support small and medium-sized The US economy will grow businesses. on the order of 20 percent A second relief package in the third and fourth quar- totaling nearly $500 million ters, a top White House was completed in April. economic adviser predicted Unemployment benefits Sunday, despite reopening were increased by $600 a setbacks linked to a corona- week as part of the effort to virus resurgence. protect individuals during “I don’t deny that some the crisis. But that measure of these hotspot states mod- expires on Friday. erate that recovery, but on For weeks, Democrats the whole the picture is very and Republicans have been positive,” Larry Kudlow said debating a new plan to ex- on CNN’s “State of the Un- tend unemployment ben- ion.” efits, so far without agree- “And I still think the V- ment. shaped recovery is in place, Treasury Secretary Ste- and I still think there’s going ven Mnuchin insisted on to be a 20 percent growth “Fox News Sunday,” how- rate in the third and fourth ever, that unemployment quarters,” he said. payments should be reduced The administration on from current levels. Thursday is due to make “The fair thing is to re- public its first estimate of place wages, and it just GDP in the second quarter, a wouldn’t be fair to use tax- period that saw the economy payer dollars to pay peo- shut down in an attempt ple more to sit home than to stop the spread of COV- they would get working,” ID-19. Mnuchin said. The International Mone- The administration pro- tary Fund has estimated that poses setting unemploy- during the April through ment compensation at 70 June period, US GDP con- percent of a recipient’s last tracted 37 percent compared paycheck. A staff member places gold jewellery in a display at a store in Hangzhou, China on Monday. (AFP) to the same period last year. Despite the differences, Kudlow acknowledged Mnuchin said he was op- AFP put in place by the US Federal lars in government and cen- -- wobbled with investors EURO STOXX 50: DOWN 0.2 that the pace of the recovery timistic about the second London Reserve undermined confi- tral bank support -- traders fretting over the impact of the percent at 3,304.26 was subject to debate, but he relief package, adding that dence in the greenback. had already begun to step virus on the economy. New York - Dow: DOWN 0.1 pointed to economic indica- Senate Republicans would Gold soared to a record The gold price hit an all- back, weighing the long-term In Europe, only Frankfurt percent at 26,444.98 tors that he said signaled a be unveiling their bill on high on Monday as inves- time high of $1,944.71 per economic impact of the coro- held on in a sliver of positive Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.2 takeoff, citing in particular Monday. tors rushed into the safe-ha- ounce, well above its previous navirus. territory after a key survey percent at 22,715.85 (close) a jump in retail sales in May But with just 100 days ven commodity on concerns record of $1,921.18 in 2011. It Eyes are on the Fed’s showed that German business Hong Kong - Hang Seng: DOWN and June as well as a strong to the US presidential elec- about heightened China-US later pulled back somewhat. policy meeting this week, confidence rose for the third 0.4 percent at 24,603.26 rebound in the automotive tions, and President Donald tensions, spiking virus infec- Relations between the with some predicting fur- month in a row in July. Lon- (close) sector. Trump down in the polls, the tions and a lack of progress on world’s two superpowers took ther measures to boost the don and Paris were both low- Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.3 The Federal Reserve has pressure is on. a new stimulus bill in Wash- another negative turn when a economy -- possibly negative er. On Wall Street, the Dow percent at 3,205.23 (close) been more cautious about Mnuchin stressed that ington. US mission in Chengdu was interest rates -- that could put was also a touch weaker at the Euro/dollar: UP at $1.1744 the prospects of a comeback the administration’s objec- “Always a sign of trou- ordered to shut in retaliation more pressure on the dollar opening bell. from $1.1656 at 2100 GMT in the second half of the tive is to help the most vul- ble, gold continued its red for the forced shutdown of and send gold above $2,000. Dollar/yen: DOWN at 105.37 year. nerable small businesses as hot streak on Monday, the the Chinese consulate in Hou- There are also concerns Key figures around 1330 yen from 106.14 yen For 2020, it expects the well as people who are out safe haven commodity look- ston, Texas. that a worse-than-forecast GMT Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2855 GDP to contract 6.5 percent. of work. ing mighty attractive after “Technically, the super- reading on second-quarter US Gold: UP 1.6 percent at from $1.2794 The United States en- Asked why the White another troubling weekend powers are all-square in this gross domestic product could $1,927.80 per ounce Euro/pound: UP at 91.35 pence tered into recession in Feb- House had quickly backed of COVID-19 and US-China specific tete-a-tete - but inves- spark another dollar sell-off. London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.2 from 91.10 ruary 2020. To soften the off Trump’s recent call for headlines,” said Spreadex an- tors are worried about what The euro hit its highest percent at 6,111.64 points West Texas Intermediate: UP shock of the health crisis, a cut in payroll taxes, which alyst Connor Campbell. comes next,” said Campbell. dollar value since September Frankfurt - DAX 30: FLAT at 0.6 percent at $41.53 per the Congress at the end of fund health and pension Dollar weakness helped After months of strong 2018. 12,842.68 barrel March approved a massive programs for the elderly, send gold flying, after vast gains across equity markets As gold rose, stock mar- Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 0.3 per- Brent North Sea crude: UP 0.5 $2.2 trillion relief package Mnuchin said there was no monetary easing measures -- fuelled by trillions of dol- kets -- a riskier investment cent at 4,941.00 percent at $44.00 called the Cares Act. bipartisan support for it in It included direct checks Congress. Novartis to invest $175 mn in Austria’s penicillin production plant dpa in Austria, Economy Minister cal products, Schramboeck The factory’s output of tibiotics keep falling. Vienna Margarete Schramboeck told said, referring to the transport penicillin and finished an- “We have already reached a press conference in Vienna. chains that were disrupted be- tibiotic products is enough a point where one therapy unit Novartis is to invest 150 Austria is also seek- cause of the pandemic. to meet entire European de- of a potentially life-saving an- million euros (175 million dol- ing financial support from “It is therefore our stra- mand, according to Sandoz. tibiotic costs as much as a piece lars) in Europe’s only fully in- EU funds. tegic duty to secure key in- The 150 million euros of chewing gum,” Novartis tegrated penicillin production Under the deal with the dustries and to make Austria are to be used in the next Austria chief Michael Kocher plant in Austria rather than government, Novartis subsid- more resilient,” she said. five years to boost the com- said. “That’s not sustain- sourcing the key antibiotic iary Sandoz has committed to “Antibiotics are the back- petitiveness of the Austrian able.” Kocher warned Austria from Asia, the Swiss multina- keep the production facility in bone of modern medicine, plant by investing in the lat- against changing rules that tional said on Monday. the town of Kundl, near Inns- and our Kundl facility in Aus- est technology and improv- would allow pharmacies to The decision was the re- bruck, operating for the next tria is the hub and centre of ing production processes, the choose the cheapest version sult of talks with the Austrian ten years, despite price pres- the last remaining integrated company said. of a prescribed medication for A jobless man waits in a socially distanced line to enter a government, which will shoul- sure from Chinese producers. production chain for antibiot- However, Novartis warned patients. bookkeeping shop to fill out unemployment ormsf in Calexico, der 50 million euros of the The health crisis had high- ics in the western world,” San- that penicillin production Austria is one of the last California recently. (afp) funding in an effort to keep lighted the dangers of depend- doz chief executive Richard would not make economic countries in Europe without the last such plant operating ing on Asia for pharmaceuti- Saynor said. sense if prices for generic an- such a policy. Ryanair nosedives into Q1 loss of $216 million on coronavirus woes well as flying a series of medi- With effect from Sunday, biggest fear right now.” Passenger numbers tumbled 99% to cal emergency/PPE flights passengers arriving in Britain Ryanair said that it hopes across Europe.” from Spain must now self-iso- that EU citizens comply with just 0.5 mn people in the first quarter The airline meanwhile re- late for two weeks. recommendations to wear sumed flights across most of In response to the corona- face masks and practice other compared with 42 mn a year earlier its network on July 1 and aims virus-induced downturn, Ry- measures to reduce the spread AFP loss of 200 million euros. to operate around 40 percent anair is seeking to axe 3,000 of the coronavirus and that London Passenger numbers tum- of its schedule this month. jobs and has not ruled out governments develop effec- bled 99 percent to just 0.5 mil- That is expected to rise to 60 further cutbacks. Last week tive tracing and quarantining Irish no-frills airline Ryanair lion people in the first quarter percent in August and 70 per- it outlined plans to close its measures to avoid the need for nosedived into the red in its compared with 42 million a cent in September. Frankfurt-Hahn base in Ger- another wave to restrictions first quarter, as the coronavi- year earlier, while more than Ryanair added Monday many -- and has stated that on intra-EU flights or lock- rus pandemic decimated air 99 percent of the airline’s fleet that it expects to carry a total other hubs could follow. downs. travel demand and grounded remained on the tarmac. Sales of 60 million passengers over The carrier meanwhile “It is vital that European fleets worldwide, the group collapsed to 125 million euros the course of 2020/2021 fis- aims to reach agreements with economies begin the process of said on Monday. from 2.312 billion. cal year which runs to March. major trade unions to lower its recovery this summer to mini- Dublin-based Ryanair suf- Global aviation has been That would represent a col- wage bill and limit the number mise the damage arising from fered a loss after taxation of ravaged by the deadly COV- lapse of 60 percent. of job cuts. the COVID-19 pandemic and 185 million euros ($216 mil- ID-19 outbreak, as lockdowns However the outlook de- “2020/2021 will be a very this recovery can only be led lion) in the three months to and border closures have hurt Ryanair passenger jets are seen on the tarmac at Dublin airport.(File pends on whether a second challenging year for the Ry- by intra-EU air travel which is the end of June, or first quar- travel demand and sparked photo) (AFP) wave of deadly COVID-19 anair group of airlines,” the the engine of EU growth and ter of its financial year, it re- slumping profits and painful emerges. group warned in Monday’s economic activity,” said the vealed in a results statement. cost-cutting, alongside bank- grounded the group’s fleet Irish carrier said in a state- Over the weekend, Britain earnings release. airline. The dire performance ruptcies and rescue plans for almost four months, from ment. -- a significant market for Ry- “It is impossible to pre- Ryanair’s four divisions compared with net profit of across the sector. mid-March to end June, as EU “During this time, group anair -- decided to re-impose dict how long the COVID-19 comprise its main Irish opera- 243 million euros in the same “The past quarter was the governments imposed flight airlines repatriated customers a quarantine on flights from pandemic will persist, and a tions, Austrian-based Lauda, part of 2019 -- but neverthe- most challenging in Ryanair’s or travel bans and widespread and operated rescue flightsfor Spain, which is experiencing a second wave of cases across Polish unit Buzz, and Malta less beat its own forecast for a 35-year history. COVID-19 population lockdowns,” the different EU governments, as surge in infections. Europe in late autumn ... is our Air. 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Nasser Al Khelaifi presents French President Emmanuel Macron PSG’s new jersey Al Bayt Stadium achieves 5-star sustainability rating

SC.qa purposed to create sporting Doha facilities in Qatar and over- seas. The sky box level will be Al Bayt Stadium has become turned into a five-star hotel, the second FIFA World Cup while a shopping centre, food Qatar 2022™ tournament ven- court, gym and multipurpose ue to achieve a five-star sustain- hall will be incorporated into ability rating. the stadium building. The 60,000-capacity sta- Some of the legacy fa- dium in the northern city of Al cilities are already in use – Khor, which will host the open- including the precinct which ing match of Qatar 2022, re- surrounds the stadium. This ceived the Global Sustainability features a public park, run- Assessment System (GSAS) cer- ning and cycling tracks, play tification from the Gulf Organi- areas, coffee shops and res- sation for Research & Develop- taurants. Al Bayt Park opened Paris Saint-Germain’s Chairman Nasser Al Khelaifi presented French ment (GORD). Al Bayt received on this year’s National Sport President Emmanuel Macron with PSG’s new jersey — autographed three GSAS certificates in rela- Day in February. by Kylian Mbappe and Neymar — marking the club’s 50th anniversary tion to the stadium’s sustainabil- The 60,000-capacity stadium in the northern city of Al Khor, which will host the opening match of Qatar 2022, Engineer Bodour Al Meer, on Friday. Macron was one of 2,805 spectators for the French Cup ity: for its design, construction received the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) certification from the Gulf Organisation for Sustainability & Environ- final held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, where practices and efficiency of its Research & Development (GORD). ment Senior Manager at the PSG defeated Saint-Etienne 1-0 to win the French Cup. energy centre. Earlier this year, Supreme Committee for De- Education City Stadium became brane reduces heat absorption sourced, including steel, glaz- in this massive project – in- livery & Legacy, said: “Every the first Qatar 2022 venue to and supports the efficient use ing, wooden doors and precast cluding all our contractors and stadium being developed for achieve a five-star GSAS rating. of cooling technology, while the concrete. LED lighting is used stakeholders. This stadium will the World Cup has a unique Coubertin Olympic Khalifa International Stadium see-through retractable roof re- throughout the venue, along be the focus of the world’s at- sustainability story – includ- and Al Janoub Stadium both duces the need for energy con- with water-efficient fixtures tention when it hosts the open- ing Al Bayt. Its legacy will be previously achieved four-star sumption and allows natural and fittings. ing match of Qatar 2022 – and felt long after the tournament flag design auctioned GSAS ratings. sunlight to help the turf grow. Dr Nasser Al Hajeri, Venue will continue to be a focal point – especially by the Al Khor Designed to resemble a tra- Most of the construction Manager, Al Bayt Stadium, for the people of Al Khor long community. The work being ditional tent used by nomadic materials were manufactured said: “We are very proud to into the future.” done today will ensure Al Bayt for €185,000 peoples in Qatar and the re- in Qatar, while 20% of the have been awarded a five- Al Bayt’s legacy features is a major landmark for many gion, Al Bayt boasts a range materials came from recy- star sustainability rating from are also notable. Seats from years to come – all thanks AFP of sustainability features. The cled sources. A number of key GORD. This is testament to the the upper tier will be removed to Qatar hosting the biggest Nice (France) light-coloured external mem- products were responsibly hard work of everyone involved after the World Cup and re- sports event in the world.”

An Olympic flag design creat- ed by Pierre de Coubertin was sold for €185,000 ($215,617) on Sunday, the auction house Al Rayyan, Al Sadd keep pace with leaders as QSL resumes in Cannes that organised the sale said. Tribune News Network Al Arabi, a doctor performed ers Al Duhail to a 1-1 draw. for the title with a 2-1 win over to 11th on 14 points, as Umm Alexandre Debussy, asso- Doha the honorary kick-off. At the That result ensured that Al Al Khor, a repeat of the result Salal’s draw at Duhailmoves ciate director of Cannes En- same time, Al Sadd players, Rayyan on 41 points are now of their first-leg match. The them one point ahead in 10th. cheres, said that the design The 2019-20 QNB Stars ahead of their game against Al two points behind the leaders reigning champions now have Al Gharafa remained was sold to a Brazilian collec- League season resumed on Khor, came out in health sec- after The Lions’ hard-fought 35 points. The Wolves missed fourth in the table and moved tor for that sum, adding that Pierre de Coubertin, the father of Friday after a four-month tor uniform in a show of trib- 2-1 win over Qatar SC. The the presence of Xavi Hernan- on to 31 points with a contro- France’s National Sport Mu- the modern Olympics. break due to the coronavirus ute to the medical staff. match was marred by VAR dez on the sidelines after the versial 1-0 victory against Al seum made a bid that was not pandemic. In appreciation and Despite the long break malfunction and some ques- Spaniard had tested positive Arabi, who stood on 24 points. enough to secure its purchase. by the collector who put it up gratitude for the great efforts and unusual preparatory tionable referee decisions, but to the coronavirus. Perhaps the most signifi- Created in 1913 by Couber- for auction on Sunday. of healthcare and frontline stages, the teams put up spir- goals from Yacine Brahimi Akram Afif bagged a brace cant result of the weekend was tin, the father of the modern The 21 x 27.5 cm design, workers combating the men- ited fights. All positions in the and Willy Boli ensured Diego for the Wolves, and Saad al the bottom side Al Shahania’s Olympics, the design had been in graphite and opaque wa- ace and as a thank-you mes- standings remained the same Aguirre’s side kept pace with Dosari made a tremendous 3-1 win over Al Ahli on Sunday. given to one of his supporters tercolour, far exceeded its es- sage from the QSL and clubs. but for Al Khor and Umm the stumbling leaders. save from the penalty spot to They are now one point behind in Lausanne, and stayed in the timated sale price of between Before the week’s opening Salal swapping 10th and 11th Meanwhile, Al Sadd stayed deny Al Khor a shock point. Al Khor heading into their next same family until it was bought €80,000-100,000. match between Al Gharafa and spots after the latter held lead- third and still in contention The defeat means Al Khor falls match against Al Sailiya. Cricket One-day Super League launched to determine World Cup spots

AFP Allardice said it was working stage” the ICC wants to keep New Delhi with national boards to find the world championship on dates for the Super League to course for a final Lord’s in A new Super League to deter- be “safely and practically re- London in June next year. But mine qualification for the 50- scheduled” even as “costs will the competing nations risk a over World Cup will launch go up” as international cricket fixture pileup because of the this week but the governing returns to action. pandemic which has led to body warned Monday that the “The precautions that need multiple postponements. cost of staging international to be taken to ensure the safety “We are working with the cricket will inevitably rise be- of the players and other partic- members on that to try and cause of the coronavirus pan- ipants in the matches are go- ward to the challenge. understand their re-schedul- demic. ing to add an extra layer of cost “Ireland are a talented ing of the series that are being World champions England to the staging of the games,” team who have shown over the postponed so that we complete and Ireland will hold the first Allardice told a small group of years that they can beat the the series in the Test champi- match in the 13-nation league journalists in a video call. best on their day. We look for- onship,” Allardice said. in Southampton on Thursday. He said that while some ward to what promises to be Cricket came to a grinding The seven top-placed na- countries were already restart- an interesting series.” halt in March just as England tions in the Super League will ing cricket, others were wait- were about to start a world join hosts India in getting au- ing for government clearance. Costs hit for six championship series in Sri tomatic places for the 2023 Eoin Morgan, England Allardice highlighted cost-cut- Lanka. World Cup. captain, said: “We’re look- ting measures such as allowing Since then, a Bangladesh The International Cricket ing forward to playing cricket just home umpires for interna- tour of Sri Lanka and South Council’s 12 full members and again and to the ICC Men’s tionals but added the ICC has Africa’s visit to the West In- the Netherlands will take part World Cup Super League. no plan to make special pay- dies have also been lost. A New with each side playing four Given the situation, it will be ments to national boards on World champions England and Ireland will hold the first match in the 13-nation league in Southampton Zealand tour of Bangladesh home and four away three- quite different to the last time top of what has already been on Thursday. The seven top-placed nations in the Super League will join hosts India in getting automatic due to start in August has also match series. we played at home, when we promised. places for the 2023 World Cup. been postponed. All were to be COVID-19 has brought lifted the World Cup at Lord’s, “The decision last week to part of the Test championship. havoc to the cricket calendar, but it’s nice to be starting our move the World Cup back to which is important,” he said in nament to make up the 10- nations. West Indies are now com- with the 50-over and T20 journey for the next edition of late 2023 gives us more time an ICC release. team event held in England The start of the Super ing to the end of a series in World Cups pushed back. The the tournament. to schedule any games lost Under the previous quali- last year. League comes nearly a year England and with the Indian start of the Super League was “I’m sure cricket fans all due to COVID-19 and preserve fying system, the top eight The later qualifying tour- after the ICC launched a world Premier League scheduled to also delayed because of the over the world will be excited the integrity of the qualifica- teams in the ICC rankings nament will feature five of the Test championship between start in mid-September time pandemic. to see white-ball cricket re- tion process, meaning it will were joined by the top two 13 sides that fail to get through the nine top-ranked teams. is running out to reschedule ICC general manager Geoff sume and we’re looking for- be decided on the field of play, sides from a qualifying tour- directly against five associate Allardice said that “at this Tests. (See also page 14) Sports Tuesday, July 28, 2020 13 This is for all fans: Ronaldo after powering Juventus to ninth straight Serie A title AFP Milan Little fanfare despite Cristiano Ronaldo powered Juventus to their ninth straight impressive winning run Serie A title on Sunday in a 2-0 DPA that they have much merit in win over Sampdoria that put Rome the Scudetto.” Still, die-hard them over the line with two Juventini were bitter at the matches to spare. The saying that beauty is latest poor showings, with Ronaldo opened the scor- in the eye of the beholder two losses and two draws in ing deep into first half stop- comes to mind as Juventus six games, which delayed an page time in Turin and then improved their own record even earlier securing of the had a hand in Federico Ber- with a ninth consecutive Se- Scudetto. nardeschi netting the second rie A title, which was met by Losing 4-2 to AC Milan after 66 minutes. only lukewarm celebrations after going two up was hard The five-time Ballon d’Or from fans outside Turin’s to swallow, along with the winner missed a late penalty Allianz Stadium. unusual 38 goals conceded, but Maurizio Sarri’s side moved Crowded squares with already eight more than in seven points ahead of second- glass-toting revellers have the past season and 18 more placed Inter Milan to seal a 36th been prohibited since the than the best defensive re- ‘Scudetto’. March coronavirus lock- sult in the record run. The title is Sarri’s first and down, but there seem to be Pessimists now worry extends a record run which An- other reasons behind the about the August 7 Cham- tonio Conte started with three subdued reaction to the 2-0 pions League match against titles from 2012 and Massimil- defeat of Sampdoria that Lyon, who won 1-0 in the iano Allegri continued with the sealed the triumph shortly home leg of the last 16 and following five. before midnight on Sunday feel that the 24-year-long Sarri’s team had missed the with two games to go. continental drought will chance to wrap up the title on It may be jadedness after continue. Thursday when the ‘Old Lady’ Juventus’ team celebrates the Serie A title (scudetto) with Juventus’ midfielder Federico Bernardeschi (2nd left) after the Italian Serie A match eight years of triumphs, but Media, however, hailed of Italian football fell to a 2-1 against Sampdoria at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Sunday. (AFP) some fans found reasons to the Bianconeri triumph, defeat at Udinese. brood about the often dis- with widespread compari- But they made no mistake Ronaldo ‘delight’ er Ciro Immobile, who scored strength we needed to face back into the game and had appointing showings of sons to Beethoven’s Ninth at the Allianz Stadium despite Despite his 35 years Ron- a hat-trick earlier in Lazio’s this tight final of the cham- to play the final 20 minutes the Bianconeri under new Symphony, and La Gazzetta being pushed hard by Claudio aldo shrugged off the quick 5-1 win over Hellas Verona. pionship and fight to the end a man down when Morten coach Maurizio Sarri, who dello Sport carrying the Ranieri’s Sampdoria, one of the succession of matches played “Delighted for the sec- for this title that belongs to Thorsby was sent off for a sec- for some bears the stigma headline “Noventus,” where most in-form teams since the in hot summer weather after ond consecutive champion- all of Italy. ond yellow card. of having once steered arch- nove is nine in Italian, while return of Serie A from the three- the lockdown, bringing his ship and to continue building “A big hug to you all!” But the match could prove rivals Napoli. the “Stron9er” logo con- month coronavirus lockdown. tally to 31 this season. the history of this great and The breakthrough came costly for Juventus before the Sarri is enjoying his first ceived by the club on cel- “It is the most beautiful The Portuguese striker splendid club,” said Ronaldo in the final move of the first return leg of their Champions Scudetto after lifting last ebratory shirts looks set for success, even the most dif- has scored 10 goals since foot- on Instagram. half, when Pjanic cleverly League last 16 tie against Lyon year’s Europa League with marketing success. ficult because we wanted it ball returned in Italy on June “This title is dedicated to rolled a pass across the pen- on August 7, when they need Chelsea, but at Juve he failed Captain Leonardo Bo- and suffered,” said defender 20, more than any other play- all Juventus fans, in particu- alty area to allow Ronaldo to to overturn a 1-0 deficit from to win the Super Cup, losing nucci had no qualms about Leonardo Bonucci. er in Europe. lar to those who have suffered lash home his 31st league goal the first match in France. 3-1 to Lazio in December, the worth of the feat as he “We started on a new path He also matched former and are suffering from the of the season. Danilo took a knock, while and, possibly worse, also focused on a challenging with a lot of scepticism, we gave Italy World Cup winner Felice pandemic that has taken us Juventus made sure of the influential forward Paulo Dy- lost the Italian Cup final on season that is ending with everything, despite some slip- Borel, who was the last player all by surprise by overturning title in second half when Ber- bala limping off with a mus- penalties against the Nea- a breathtaking pace in pro- ups. It was a complicated year to score 31 goals for Juventus the world. nardeschi pounced on the re- cular problem early in the politans in June. hibitive summer conditions. for everyone in the world, it was in the 1933-34 season. “It was not easy! Your bound of a Ronaldo shot and match will be a worry for Sarri “Winning is difficult, “We wanted it, we suf- difficult to return after so many But he remains three goals courage, your attitude and tapped in a decisive finish. with Lyon’s visit to Turin less and this team has been win- fered and we brought out months not playing.” behind Serie A’s leading scor- your determination were the Sampdoria had no way than two weeks away. ning for many years,” the everything we had to satisfy 61-year-old Tuscan coach us, the club, the fans, and said. “Therefore, every year those who greeted us in re- it becomes more difficult.I t cent months and looked at has been a tiring year, a very us from above,” the interna- Sarri savours ‘sweet’ Juventus could lose Paulo Dybala for long season. tional said. “Cristiano Ronaldo “An intense year, but we Champions League with thigh injury (with 31 goals) and Paulo have confirmed to be a team first title after difficult Dybala are two absolute made up of great men. Now AFP evaluated day by day.” goals in all competitions, in- world beaters. They make let’s recover our energy and Milan That type of injury cluding 11 in the league. the difference and it is clear think of Lyon.” debut season usually requires between “Cristiano (Ronaldo) and Argentina forward Paulo 10 days and two weeks Dybala made the difference,” AFP very long, strange season. To Dybala faces a race to be fit recovery time. said Sarri on Sunday. Milan succeed in being champions for Juventus’s Champi- Dybala will miss “This Scudetto is in large with two rounds to go, is the ons League last 16 re- Juventus’s final two part thanks to them.” Maurizio Sarri described great merit of this group.” turn-leg game league games against Right-back Danilo was, his first league title with Ju- Sarri praised club president against Lyon Cagliari and Roma however, given the all-clear af- ventus as “tasting sweet” after Andrea Agnelli and officials for on August 7 this week, and is at ter taking a knock as his “tests a difficult debut season for the helping him find his feet during after the Italian champions’ risk for the match were negative”. veteran coach overshadowed his first season at the 36-times confirmed Monday against Lyon in Douglas Costa is set to miss by a three-month coronavirus Italian champions. he had suffered a Turin, when they the last-16 decider after the lockdown. “The president is a person thigh injury. need to overturn Brazil forward picked up an “I told the players ‘if you win who gives you energy, the lead- Both Dybala and Brazil- a 1-0 deficit from right thigh injury last week. with me who has never won an- ers are always present,” he said. ian right-back Danilo were the first match in Costa is an important ything, it is because you are re- “When you arrive you have forced off as Juventus France. member of Sarri’s squad de- ally strong’,” Sarri told journal- to enter on tiptoe. Then it’s a sealed a ninth con- The 26-year- spite inconsistent displays and ists after the Turin giants sealed long journey. You can’t arrive secutive league title old has been a fitness issues, the 29-year-old their ninth league title in a row at a club that has been win- with a 2-0 win over key member of has often been brought on as on Sunday. ning for eight years and want to Sampdoria in Turin Maurizio Sarri’s an impact substitute in the sec- Cristiano Ronaldo and change everything. It wouldn’t on Sunday night. side this sea- ond half. Federico Bernardeschi be smart.” Juventus said that son with 17 Juventus are targeting a scored in either half as Ju- Sarri’s focus will now turn tests on Dybala on Mon- third Champions League title ventus beat Sampdoria 2-0 to the Champions League last day “revealed an elonga- Juventus’ and first since 1996, having to move seven points ahead 16 tie against Lyon on August tion of the rectus femoris Argentinian finished runners-up seven A young fan holds a Juventus flag as he celebrates outside the of second-placed Inter Mi- 7, where Juventus need to over- muscle of the left thigh. forward Paulo times, most recently in 2015 Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, on Sunday. (AFP) lan and seal a 36th ‘Scudetto’ turn a 1-0 deficit from the first His conditions will be Dybala. (AFP) and 2017. with two games to spare. match in France. The title is 61-year-old Sar- Juventus have not won the ri’s first and extends a record European title since 1996. Juventus run which Antonio “The Champions League, I Conte started with three titles don’t think about it yet. I want Scorers’ race and relegation last Serie A battles after Juve triumph from 2012 and Massimiliano to take at least a night to enjoy Allegri continued with the fol- this, the players too,” said the team and the staff. off to Sampdoria, would have Serie A Standings lowing five. Italian. Ciro Immobile and Cristiano Ronaldo continue “But I am sorry that I can- their vacation shortened by “It has a sweet taste. Win- “What is happening is not celebrate these numbers the Europa League’s play-offs Club MP W D L GF GA Pts ning is hard and this club has beautiful and difficult. We will their scoring duel as Lecce and Genoa strive for with the fans. if they stay sixth but would Juventus 36 26 5 5 75 38 83 been winning for so many see how we will approach this. survival in a Serie A finale where Juventus have Now I’m thinking about prevail on head-to-head if Inter Milan 36 22 10 4 77 36 76 years,” said Sarri, whose only We’re coming off 14 games Brescia [on Wednesday]. I will they make up the deficit and Atalanta 36 22 9 5 96 45 75 previous trophy was the Europa played in 44 days. secured the title with two games to go try to do my best and score draw level. League last year with Chelsea. “We left people behind and again.” Spectators have been “We wanted to win be- Lazio 36 23 6 7 76 39 75 “Every year it is harder. let’s hope we didn’t lose Paulo DPA against the bar, while Im- kept out of stadiums by coro- cause we want to try and over- Roma 36 19 7 10 71 48 64 There is nothing acquired in (Dybala) as well. We’ll see,” he Rome mobile soared to 34 goals navirus restrictions since the take Roma,” Milan coach Ste- AC Milan 36 17 9 10 56 45 60 sport and it is not easy to stay at continued of the Argentine who through a hat-trick in a 5-1 league restarted in June af- fano Pioli said after Friday’s Napoli 36 17 8 11 58 47 59 this level. limped off the pitch against The thrill of the Scudetto rally at Verona. ter a three-month lockdown. 1-1 draw with Atalanta, which Sassuolo 36 13 9 14 64 62 48 “It has been a very hard, Sampdoria. race is gone after Juventus The Italian international is They hope to be back next sea- kept both as the only unbeat- Hellas Verona 36 11 13 12 44 48 46 secured an early success in a poised to win the Golden Boot son as the fourth-placed Ro- en sides in the 10 games since hectic Serie A season where as Europe’s best scorer after mans will play the Champions the restart. Bologna 36 12 10 14 51 60 46 two games are left to crown drawing level with Robert Le- League alongside Atalanta, “We haven’t succeeded Parma 36 13 7 16 51 52 46 the league top scorer and de- wandowski, who has already Inter Milan and Juve. but we have played a run of Fiorentina 36 10 13 13 44 47 43 cide the last relegated side. closed the season with German Third-place Atalanta high-level performances.” A Udinese 36 11 9 16 35 49 42 The Turin champions beat champions Bayern Munich. open matchday 37 at Parma dramatic Wednesday awaits Cagliari 36 10 12 14 50 53 42 It has a sweet taste. Sampdoria 2-0 on Sunday But he also eyes the over- on Tuesday before Inter en- third-last Lecce when they Winning is hard and this and extended to nine their all Serie A record of 36 goals tertain Napoli, who sit sev- strive to avert relegation away Sampdoria 36 12 5 19 46 60 41 club has been winning for impressive run of successive set by Gonzalo Higuain at enth and will play the next to Udinese. Genoa hold a Torino 36 11 6 19 43 64 39 so many years Scudetti, but their veteran Napoli in 2016, before mov- Europa League having won four-point safety buffer when Genoa 36 9 9 18 44 68 36 ace Cristiano Ronaldo won’t ing to Juve. the Italian Cup. they visit Sassuolo and also Lecce 36 8 8 20 47 80 32 relent against Cagliari on “At the moment I am Meanwhile, fifth-placehave a better head-to-head Brescia 36 6 6 24 34 76 24 Wednesday as he lags three more focused on the Gold- Roma and AC Milan, sitting record against the Leccesi. SPAL 36 5 5 26 26 71 20 goals adrift of Lazio top scorer en Boot and the [Serie A] four adrift, vie for the best Brescia are already rel- Juventus’ Italian coach Ciro Immobile. top scorer spot than on way to enter the event. egated along with SPAL, who Note: Top four qualify for Champions League; Maurizio Sarri. (AFP) The Portuguese was on Higuain’s record,” Immo- The Giallorossi visit Tori- meet Verona as Fiorentina fifth an d sixth qualify for Europa League; target and fired a penalty bile said. “I thank the whole no, while the Devils, who are take on Bologna. bottom three relegated. 14 Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Sports Rain frustrates England victory charge

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Rain wiped out the fourth day’s play at Old Trafford on Monday to frustrate Eng- land’s bid for a series-clinch- ing win over the West Indies and keep Stuart Broad wait- ing for his 500th Test wicket. Bad weather meant the whole of the penultimate Atalanta’s Italian coach Gian Piero Gasperini. (AFP) day’s play in the deciding third Test was washed out, with the umpires finally Gasperini wants to send abandoning any hope of ac- tion soon after 4:00 pm (1500 GMT). message to rivals PSG England do, however, still have one day left to press for a with historic second place win that would see them take the three-match series 2-1. AFP spot – Inter Milan, Atalanta Broad is just one wicket Milan and Lazio. away from becoming only the Both Atalanta and Lazio seventh bowler to join the Groundstaff remove the covers and reveal a puddle of water as rain washed out the fourth day’s play of the third Test between England and the Gian Piero Gasperini urged are just one point behind An- “500 club” after taking all six West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester on Monday. (AFP) Atalanta on Monday to seal tonio Conte’s Inter. West Indies wickets that fell second spot in Serie A to send Inter Milan on Tues- on Sunday. 90 and fifties from captain Joe 499 Test wickets. England new-ball colleague to win in the fourth innings a strong message to Champi- day host Italian Cup win- The 34-year-old paceman Root and Dom Sibley, there The only bowlers with James Anderson (589 wick- of an Old Trafford Test than ons League quarter-final op- ners Napoli, who are in sev- returned first-innings figures was still time for Broad to more than 600 Test wickets ets) and Australia’s Glenn England’s 294-4 against New ponents Paris Saint-Germain. enth, while Lazio are at home of 6-31 as West Indies were strike twice by removing John are a trio of former spinners McGrath (563) and the West Zealand in 2008. “We’re masters of our des- against relegated Brescia. bundled out for 197 in reply Campbell and nightwatchman – Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Mu- Indies’ Courtney Walsh (519), West Indies, who hold the tiny, the second place depends Gasperini praised his team to England’s 369, which in- Kemar Roach. ralitharan (800), Australian both of whom are retired. Wisden Trophy after a 2-1 win only on us,” said coach Gasper- for their resilience despite the cluded Broad’s dashing 62. That left Broad, contro- Shane Warne (708) and In- West Indies will resume over Root’s men in the Carib- ini ahead of Tuesday’s match at difficultiessince football re- And after England made versially omitted from West dia’s Anil Kumble (619). on 10-2, chasing an unlikely bean last year, are bidding for Parma, with their final league turned in Italy on June 20 af- 226-2 declared in their second Indies’ win in the series The only seamers ahead victory target of 399. their first Test series success game against Inter Milan next ter a three-month coronavirus innings, featuring Rory Burns’ opener at Southampton, on of Broad are his long-time No side has made more in England since 1988. weekend in Bergamo. lockdown. “Closing the championship “It was really difficult for any big would be the best way to team, playing so many games in face PSG.” 40 days, in this climate with the Sri Lanka cricket Atalanta have reached the frequency of many consecutive Champions League last eight games,” he said. Broad at peak of powers, announces in their debut season, with the “It was a heavy effort in all final rounds to be played in respects, physical and mental premier league Portugal next month. for all teams. The Bergamo side are as- “I must say we’ve always in August sured of playing next season’s shown (ourselves) to be in says Andrew Strauss elite European competition good shape, and also had a bit AFP and are targeting second place of luck that allowed us not to AFP Manchester ground. be so hungry is extraordinary.” England would, ideally, like Colombo in the league for the first time lose players, apart from Josip Manchester The 34-year-old has taken “I honestly don’t believe them to keep going until the in the club’s history, after fin- Ilicic.” eight wickets in the match so Stuart Broad has bowled 2021/22 Ashes in Australia. Sri Lanka will resume top-lev- ishing third last term. Gasperini said he hopes Andrew Strauss says Stuart far and scored a dashing 62 much better than this. “For all of us let’s write el cricket with a new premier “Even if the main objective that next season will see Se- Broad has never been in better in England’s first innings There were a couple of them off at our peril and let’s league tournament starting was to qualify for the Champi- rie A return closer to normal form as he closes in on 500 Test to change the course of years where perhaps not be in a hurry to pension next month with the participa- ons League, if we win both we after weeks of playing behind wickets, praising the “extraor- the game. he ‘lost’ his wrist a bit them off because they have tion of 70 international play- are second, the best result ever closed doors and with strin- dinary” hunger of the paceman Strauss, who cap- and it was hard work both got a lot more to offer ers, the cricket board said on in the history of Atalanta,” gent health regulations. and his long-time new-ball tained both Broad and for him bowling to England,” said Strauss. Monday. said Gasperini. “It was a strange champi- partner Jimmy Anderson. Anderson, paid tribute to right-handers. The former skipper also Sri Lanka Cricket said the Juventus have already se- onship, a fragmented season,” Broad was kept waiting their longevity. “This series so acknowledged the benefit of proposed 23-match Lanka cured a ninth straight Serie added the 62-year-old former to join Anderson in the six- “They’ve been a far he seems to be the competition for places Premier League (LPL) involv- A title, but three teams are in Inter Milan, Palermo and strong “500 club” after Mon- phenomenal opening equally potent provided by fast bowlers Jofra ing five teams will start onA u- contention for the runners-up Genoa coach. day’s fourth-day washout in partnership, that goes against left and Archer and Mark Wood, giving gust 28 and end on September England’s series finale with without saying,” he right-handers.” England enviable resources to 20. The matches will be played the West Indies at Old Traf- told reporters. “They Both call on. at four international venues ford left him stranded on 499 are two of England’s Broad and An- Strauss said the key to on the island. Kylian Mbappe likely to miss Test wickets. greatest of all time. derson, who Broad’s success was his “com- “Over 70 international The bowler was contro- “What has re- turns 38 this petitiveness”, with the Not- players and 10 top notch Champions League quarter-final versially omitted from Eng- ally impressed week, are at tinghamshire seamer reveal- coaches have already con- land’s four-wicket loss in the me with both of an age where ing he felt “frustrated, angry firmed their availability to take DPA Loic Perrin during PSG’s 1-0 first Test at Southampton but them is their previous new- and gutted” at being left out part in this tournament along Paris victory in the French Cup fi- starred in the series-levelling hunger to Stuart Broad ball bowlers of the first Test. with leading Sri Lankan na- nal on Friday. win at Old Trafford and has continue. would have “He is at his best when tional players,” the board said Kylian Mbappe looks likely The latest development been the standout performer For the two long since re- he has something to prove,” in a statement. to sit out Paris Saint-Ger- means Mbappe could also in the third Test, also at the of them to tired, although said Strauss. The lucrative Indian Pre- main’s Champions League be at risk should the French mier League (IPL) is due to quarter-final on August 12 club win through to the start in the United Arab Emir- against Italy’s Atalanta, ac- Champions League semi-fi- Willey and Topley get England recalls for Ireland ODIs ates (UAE) from September cording to a statement from nal on August 18. Manchester: Left-arm pacemen David Willey and Reece Topley were recalled to the England one-day international squad announced 19. The UAE’s coronavirus the club on Monday. Mbappe left the pitch in Monday for the three-match series against Ireland. The pair were included in a 14-strong group for three games at Hampshire’s Ageas rules require all visitors to PSG said a new scan had tears on Friday after the chal- Bowl headquarters. Willey, 30, missed out on England’s triumphant World Cup campaign last year after a change in qualification rules self-isolate for two weeks after confirmedthat Mbappe was lenge, which earned Perrin saw him make way for Barbados-born fast bowler Jofra Archer. Topley, 26, last played international cricket in 2016 but has since suf- arriving in the country. suffering from a sprained an- a red card – only the second fered several back injuries. The England group contains eight players who were members of the World Cup squad, with captain Eoin Sri Lanka Cricket did not kle, with damage to the exter- of his career. Morgan joined by experienced white-ball campaigners Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy and Adil Rashid. Kent batsman Joe Denly, name any of the foreign stars nal ligament, and that he was The St Etienne skipper who was dropped from the Test side after the series opener against the West Indies, has now joined the England one-day “bubble”. The who it says have agreed to “expected to be sidelined for was playing what was widely Ireland series will be played under similar bio-secure regulations, with all the matches taking place behind closed doors. play in the LPL. It also did not approximately three weeks.” expected to be his last match The second and third matches take place on August 1 and 4, also in Southampton. say if the Sri Lankan health The 21-year-old was on the before retirement at the age England squad: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings (wkt), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Joe Denly, authorities were making an receiving end of an ugly tack- of 34, after a career marred Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Reece Topley, James Vince, David Willey. (AFP) exception to quarantine rules le from St Etienne captain by injuries. for visiting players. Wickets, runs and socially distanced fans – cricket in coronavirus era AFP dictable British weather did et’s spell watching it on TV don ground, some might think London not wish to ruin with the sun with his father back in the twice about coming if they had making welcome if sporadic 1970s, says he would be fine to travel by public transport. Surrey cricketers Mark appearances. travelling farther afield to However, he believes attend- Stoneman and Ryan Patel on The spectators, some watch his beloved Surrey. ing the cricket can do wonders Sunday experienced some- drinking beer, some in Pana- “I would be there like a for the state of mind. thing no other sportsmen in ma hats, sat in alternate rows shot,” said Wright, who at- “There’s been a lot of talk England have enjoyed since due to social distancing rules. tended Sunday’s game with about mindfulness during March when they strode to the Those who came as a group three friends. lockdown,” he said. wicket at The Oval - applause or a couple could sit beside “This feels perfectly safe. “A good day at the cricket from a crowd desperate to wit- each other in the 1845 Stand Everyone wearing masks ticks a lot of boxes. ness live action in the flesh af- named after the year the club (when indoors) and one-way “You are in the open air ter the coronavirus lockdown. was founded. systems, the way we are seated with a crowd with whom you The Premier League foot- Richard Gould, the long- in the ground. can communicate if you wish ball season has been played serving Surrey chief executive, “I hope this is the start - or be in your own thoughts. out in empty stadia -- card- told AFP lessons had already not a one-off.” “There can be a lot of posi- board cut-outs of fans at some been learned from Sunday’s Gregory Mumford joked it tives coming here.” grounds proving no substitute pilot scheme -- others follow at was great for once the crowd Cafe owner Gail Hadley for noise and atmosphere. the world snooker champion- at a friendly match “outnum- has been coming to see Surrey Frankie Dettori and won- ships on Friday and Glorious bered the Surrey pigeons.” for “donkey’s years” and said der mare Enable were ap- Goodwood racing festival next Mumford had brought his she was very impressed with plauded into the winners Saturday. wife with him although he said the way Surrey had dealt with enclosure at Ascot after a his- “Primarily how you allo- she had been initially reluctant. the social distancing. toric third victory in the King cate seats,” he said. “I think it got to the point “I think the way they’ve George VI and Queen Eliza- “Normally with online Spectators sit socially distanced leaving spaces between groups as a precaution against the spread of the when we started to visit family done it, it’s really well done,” beth Stakes on Saturday by 30 ticketing systems you fill your novel coronavirus as they watch the friendly county cricket match between Surrey and Middlesex at the there was a natural progres- she told AFP. people. However, they were boots in terms of selling seats Oval in London on Sunday. (AFP) sion to do different things. That’s music to Gould’s on-course staff, trainers and but this is a different scenario. “Coming here it is nice to ears who acknowledges hosting owners. “You don’t really want to been a challenge.” “Probably six or eight sible. It’s a nice moment. come back to familiar terri- such a pilot scheme is no bad Stoneman and Patel had be a trained epidemiologist The members may have weeks ago I thought, no proba- “We’re back and it feels like tory. It provides reassurance thing for the profile of the club. 1,000 members – mostly from just to place people in seats. been there for a day’s live bly won’t get to see anything,” you have never been away.” more than anything.” “Always good for the pro- Surrey but some from rivals “We looked at a variety of cricket but for long-time mem- he told AFP. Mumford acknowledges file,” he said smiling. “We like Middlesex – to cheer them models regarding socially dis- ber David Wright it was one he “But now I’m firmly of the ‘Provides reassurance’ that unlike him and his wife, to show off sometimes, every- on a day that even the unpre- tanced seating and that has doubted he would see. view that this is perfectly pos- Wright, who fell under crick- who live close to the south Lon- one does.” Sports Tuesday, July 28, 2020 15 QSAA accords warm farewell to coach Viktor Karasov

Ukrainian coach Viktor Karasov with Qatar Shooting and Archery Association London Olympics bronze medalist Nasser al Attiyah with coach officials during his farewell at the Losail Shooting Range on Sunday. Viktor Karasov at the farewell on Sunday.

Tribune News Network medals at the Olympics and Asian level. tions that the shooting federation sought Doha Other notable athletes to excel under from me during my career,” he said. his coaching have been Masoud Saleh and He added that the Qatar athletes have The Qatar Shooting and Archery Associa- Rashid Saleh Abdulaziz Al Attiyah, Saeed gained a lot of experience which exceeds ex- tion (QSAA) on Sunday bid farewell to their Hamad, Abu Mohammed Al Munhas Has- pectations and hoped that they would contin- long-time coach Viktor Karasov in a small san, Hassan Al Mannai, Rashid Al Shahwani ue to keep their focus and continue to excel. but touching ceremony at the Losail Shoot- and Khaled Al Muhannadi in addition to Among those present on the occasion in- ing Range clubhouse. many promising stars such as Ali Al Ishaq, cluded Mohamed Ahmed Taher, Executive The Ukrainian coach, who studied shoot- Mubarak Al Kuwari and Mohammed Al Mu- Director and Ali Saeed Al Mannai, Chair- ing at the Lviv State University of Physical hannadi and Khaled Al Muhannadi. man of the National Teams Committee, who Education, was based in Qatar since 2006. Karasov has decided to return home for praised the great effort made by the coach He trained and guided many Qatar good after a distinguished innings as a coach during his tenure with QSAA. marksmen including the 2012 London in Qatar. In his farewell speech he expressed Mohamed Taher presented a shield Olympics bronze medalist Nasser Al Attiyah. his thanks to all Qatar shooters and Nasser as memento on behalf of QSAA president His 14-year-long career included many Al Attiyah in particular for bringing laurels Ali Mohamed Al Kuwari. The federation honourable accomplishments during his to the nation. thanked Karasov and expressed gratitude training of the Qatar team which fetched “I hope that I have achieved the aspira- for his work.

Alex Zanardi undergoes another Mark Cavendish ready to roll brain operation: Milan hospital DPA dition appears stable, the Rome hospital said, adding that the patient remained under Italian former Formula One intensive care. as cycling reboots after driver and Paralympic cham- The surgery took place on pion Alex Zanardi has had a Saturday, a day after Zanardi new brain operation, the Mi- was taken in an ambulance to lan hospital treating him said the San Raffaele from a rehab lockdown at Vuelta a Burgos on Monday. clinic due to an unforeseen de- The 53-year-old athlete terioration in his condition. “underwent a delicate neuro- Zanardi suffered major AFP champion rainbow jersey, surgical procedure [...] for the brain and skull injuries in a Madrid while the appearance of treatment of some late-onset June 19 crash during a hand- 20-year-old Remco Evenep- complications from the original bike relay event in Tuscany. The cycling season resumes oel, a former Belgium youth head injury,” the San Raffaele In Siena, he was operated following the coronavirus football international, is hotly hospital said in a statement. on three times and kept in lockdown on Tuesday with anticipated. The surgery was suc- an induced coma until two a host of the sport’s big guns Mikel Landa, one of cy- cessful and Zanardi’s con- weeks ago. taking part in the opening cling’s nearly men, is target- stage of the Vuelta a Burgos. ing victory for his new Bah- The 2020 edition of the rain McLaren team, which is stage race in Spain features managed by Rod Ellingworth a strong peloton, with riders and where he is supported by preparing for a hectic run of Cavendish. prestigious events, with the The 35-year-old Brit- three Grand Tours to be held ish sprinter has 30 Tour de in quick succession due to the France stage wins to his name, beIN SPORTS COVID-19 outbreak. but says he is going to Burgos The UCI World Tour re- for Landa. secures 2-year sumes on Saturday with the “We are going there to Strade Bianche. support Mikel, he’s in incred- broadcast Professional cycling ible form,” Cavendish said in a ground to a halt four months press release. renewal deal ago, with the last top-level race But sports director Gorazd the Paris-Nice in March, which Stangelj said the Manxman with Major League saw the final stage cancelled. would also get his moment in In February, the UAE Tour the sun. Baseball in MENA ended early due to an outbreak “We have tailored our of COVID-19, with Colombian strategy to open up a GC op- and France Fernando Gaviria one of the portunity for Mikel, and sprint first athletes in the world to wins for Mark,” he said. test positive for the virus. The 2020 edition of the stage race in Spain features a strong peloton, including Mark Cavendish (above), UAE Team Emirates with riders preparing for a hectic run of prestigious events, with the three Grand Tours to be held in quick Vuelta a Burgos stages: Will continue broadcasting MLB for sprinter Gaviria, who did not succession due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Stage 1, July 28: Burgos confirm he had recovered cathedral - Burgos Mirador del 2020 & 2021 in France and across 24 until March 26 and did not to be able to pin a race num- for the sprints while veteran rador Del Castillo, which over- Castillo 157km territories in Middle East & North Africa travel back to Colombia un- ber on our backs again and be speed king Mark Cavendish looks the town. Stage 2, July 29: Castrojeriz - til April, will be in action in back in the peloton.” is also back in the saddle The race culminates Sat- Villadiego 168km Tribune News Network events – the MLB All Star Spain this week. Ineos’ Giro d’Italia cham- after illness. urday, by which time early- Stage 3, July 30: Sargentes Doha Game, the World Series, and “It’s time to pick up where pion Richard Carapaz and In the first of five stages season form man Nairo Quin- de Las Loras - Picon Blanco MLB Playoffs until the end we left off,” he told his team’s Vuelta a Burgos double de- around the northen Spanish tana of Arkea will have been 150km beIN Media Group, the glob- of the 2021 season. website, saying he was happy fending champion Ivan Sosa region, local hero Alejandro able to judge his fitness over Stage 4, July 31: Gumiel de al sports and entertainment In addition, beIN SPORTS just to feel normal on a bike will face stiff competition in Valverde will likely be in the two mountain stages. Izan - Roa de Duero, 163km group, and Major League will broadcast a minimum of again. Gaviria’s teammate Fa- Spain this week. mix up the final stretch of a Mads Pedersen will be Stage 5, August 1: Covarrubias Baseball (MLB) have an- two MLB matches per week bio Aru said: “We are all eager Gaviria will be bidding short, sharp ascent to the Mi- easily picked out in his world - Lagunas de Neila 158km nounced a two-year media throughout the regular season. rights renewal agreement Commenting on beIN which will see beIN SPORTS’ latest thrilling re- SPORTS broadcast the 2020 newal, Richard Verow, Chief and 2021 MLB seasons across Sports Officer at beIN ME- Quick read 24 territories in the Mid- DIA GROUP, said: “We are Formula One makes way for drive-in cinema in Mexico City dle East and North Africa delighted to have renewed (MENA) and in France. our agreement with Major Mexico City: After the disappointment of seeing the Mexican Formula One Grand Prix canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexico City government has The delayed and short- League Baseball until 2021 turned its F1 track into a drive-in cinema. On a rainy Sunday, dozens of people drove up to Turn Four of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, which has been ened 2020 MLB season begins for fans in France and across temporarily converted into the Autocinema Mixhuca. The cinema allows movie goers to maintain social distancing while enjoying exclusively Mexican films. Juan Manuel on 23 July and is set to finish the Middle East & North Bedwell, a veteran accountant, left home isolation to go back to a drive-in cinema for the first time in four decades, to watch the 2013 Mexican film “The Last Call,” a comedy on 27 September. Africa. With dedicated pro- based on “Caligula,” a play by Frenchman Albert Camus. But instead of taking his girlfriend, this time Bedwell was accompanied by three children and three grandchildren. For baseball fans in grammes on screen, our The pandemic “is something we didn’t expect, but we need to get out because if we stay locked up inside we’ll get more depressed every day,” Bedwell told AFP. The new France and in the MENA, subscribers will enjoy, once cinema has been organized by the capital’s culture secretariat and has a capacity for 415 vehicles. It will open every Sunday and Wednesday until August 19. (AFP) beIN will be the exclusive again, the best of American home of MLB’s crown jewel baseball on beIN SPORTS.” 16 Tuesday, July 28, 2020 The Last Word QF aims to help WHO make the world hepatitis-free Tribune News Network HIV/AIDS and sexually-transmitted hepatitis is that most people who based research projects and pos- Doha diseases (STDs) in the region. The contract it are unaware of it, which sibly even be involved with WHO studies – most of which were funded means they are also likely to infect in implementing some of its pro- At one of Qatar Foundation’s (QF) by Qatar National Research Fund, a others without realising it,” said Prof grammes. international partner universities, a member of QF – have played a key Abu-Raddad. “This is very important for us specialised group of experts is work- role in improving the understand- “The first step to reducing its as a college, because we believe our ing to make the region more resilient ing of the epidemiology of these incidence is to identify its carriers. role is not just to generate scientific against the ravages of infectious dis- diseases, with several of them being For the past 10 years, we have been knowledge but also to nurture the eases, including hepatitis. instrumental in helping WHO for- doing mapping in different coun- generation that will carry the torch The Infectious Disease Epidemi- mulate its public health policy and tries to facilitate a comprehensive forward and become researchers ology Group (IDEG) at Weill Cor- programmes for the region. understanding of viral hepatitis in that will benefit Qatar and the wider nell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) has “Achieving WHO Collaborating the region and to assess the geo- region,” added Prof Abu-Raddad. been designated as a World Health Center status is the fruit of relentless graphic variation in prevalence and Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Organization (WHO) Collaborating work done by the IDEG over the past treatment needs. These findings are regional director for the Eastern Center for Infectious Disease Epide- decade,” said Prof Abu-Raddad. then used to prioritise testing of Mediterranean, said, “Collaborating miology Analytics. It is the first of its “This designation allows us to heavily affected regions and to for- Centers such as IDEG are our critical kind in the Eastern Mediterranean become a formal partner of an in- mulate localised intervention pro- partners in our endeavour to achieve Region, which consists of 22 coun- ternational collaborative network The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group at WCM-Q. grammes.” our vision for the region, ‘Vision tries and has a population of nearly carrying out activities in support of The long-term goal of the cen- 2023’, with its goal of ‘Health for All, 583 million people. WHO’s public health mission and tion of the liver leading to an array terranean Region, which is more se- tre is to be a resource and reference by All’. The WHO designation repre- programmes, and allows us to make of complications such as liver cancer verely affected by hepatitis than any point for the region’s policymakers “I would like to commend the sents a landmark for the IDEG which a real tangible impact in the region’s and liver cirrhosis. It is a major pub- other region in the world. to ensure that public health policy high-level political support by the was established a little over a decade fight against infectious diseases.” lic health burden and a leading cause With the recent availability of and programmes are informed by State of Qatar and the farsighted ago. Led by Prof Laith Abu-Raddad, The center’s short-term goal is to of death globally, a fact that is being effective treatments, WHO’s global rigorous science, explained Prof leadership of the Qatar Foundation professor of Infectious Disease Epi- focus specifically on viral hepatitis, emphasised on World Hepatitis Day, strategy has the goal of eliminating Abu-Raddad. and the Ministry of Public Health, demiology at WCM-Q, the group has HIV/AIDS and STDs. Known as the which takes place on July 28 every viral hepatitis by 2030. The IDEG The centre will also offer stu- which have made these strategic since carried out over 100 studies on ‘silent killer’ disease, viral hepatitis year. And it is also the fifth leading aims to help it realise that goal. dents an invaluable opportunity to partnerships and investments for the epidemiology of viral hepatitis, is a disease that causes inflamma- cause of death in the Eastern Medi- “The biggest challenge with viral participate in meaningful practice- global health possible.” HBKU’s QEERI to lead project QF’s WISH announces new on reducing atmospheric CO2 Tribune News Network cash prize for Innovation Doha

A new cluster project led by Qa- tar Environment and Energy Award Programme winner Research Institute (QEERI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) will focus on reducing Last call for local and global healthcare entrepreneurs to apply for the WISH 2020 contests atmospheric carbon dioxide and tackling climate change Tribune News Network becoming a WISH innovation challenges. Doha programme alumni ambassa- The project titled ‘Develop- dor, along with mentorship and ment of a Highly Efficient and The World Innovation Sum- overall championing for up to a Practical Carbon Management mit for Health (WISH) is giv- year. System for Improving Qatar’s The project, which will be carried out in collaboration with QU and QGBC, ing healthcare entrepreneurs As part of their award, suc- Sustainability: A Holistic Ap- aims to develop an efficient and practical carbon management system. the opportunity to share their cessful entrants for each of the proach’, which will be carried ideas with the world. With contests can also look forward out in collaboration with Qatar the cluster are: Dr Fadwa El- Executive Director Dr Abdul the deadline for its Spark and to receiving an invitation to the University and Qatar Green Mellouhi from QEERI; Prof Sattar Al Taie said: “We be- Booster competitions – which WISH 2020 virtual summit in Building Council (QGBC), aims Muftah El-Naas and Dr Ahmed lieve this cluster project - led make up the Innovation Award November 2020 to mark their to develop an efficient and Khalifa, both from Qatar Uni- by QEERI and featuring lead- Programme – only days away, entry into a community of ac- practical carbon management versity; and D. Alex Amato ing national research organisa- WISH has announced the addi- claimed healthcare leaders and system. from QGBC. tions such as Qatar University, tion of a new $5,000 prize to the policy makers from across the Using innovative materi- Key partners and stake- the MME, Kahramaa, Qatar already exciting array of awards world, for whom they will show- als, the proposed technology holders involved in the cluster Shell, and QGBC - will ensure and incentives on offer. case their inventions. Depend- aims at having the capacity to are: the Ministry of Munici- that Qatar benefits from the re- As the first cash prize to ing on the development needs of reduce atmospheric carbon di- pality and Environment; Kah- search outcomes and strength- be offered by WISH, it will be Healthcare innovators at the 2018 edition of the World Innovation their innovation idea, they will oxide (CO2) concentrations by ramaa; Agrico; Qatar Shell; en mutually beneficial and awarded to the grand winner se- Summit for Health. be offered the opportunity to capturing excess CO2 directly Innovate Calgary; Vito; Uni- constructive collaborations be- lected out of the top 30 shortlist- meet relevant experts and have from the atmosphere, improv- versity of Calgary; Trinity Col- tween relevant local and inter- ed Spark and Booster winning one-to-one meetings with po- ing indoor air by channeling lege Dublin; Imperial College national stakeholders.” projects. Competition judges tential local and global investors. these captured gasses to agri- London; Georgia State Univer- Dr Marc Vermeersch, exec- will be picking a winner based During the summit, compe- cultural greenhouses, and also sity; and Leibniz Centre for Ag- utive director of QEERI, added: on which idea offers the most tition winners will take part in a converting it into value-added ricultural Landscape Research “We are honoured to be leading innovative solution aimed at series of workshops and master products. (ZALF). this project, and I congratulate solving the world’s most press- classes, led by global health in- These solutions will have “We’re also excited to be the team, who showed a lot of ing healthcare issues or has the novation leaders, that are de- positive impacts on climate, in partnership with our col- effort, resilience and persever- greatest potential for addressing signed to help them optimise health, food security and the leagues at HBKU’s Qatar Bio- ance. This outstanding pro- the most urgent health chal- the effectiveness of their ideas diversification of the economy, medical Research Institute and ject will not only contribute to lenges. and businesses. thus contributing to the objec- Qatar Computing Research In- supporting Qatar to tackle its WISH, a global health initia- Head of Innovation at WISH tives of Qatar National Vision stitute. We’re looking forward grand challenges in energy, wa- tive of Qatar Foundation (QF), Mahmoud El Achi said: “Since 2030. to working together to achieve ter and the environment, but first kicked off its Innovation 2013, WISH has provided a Dr Abdulkarem Amhamed, our common goals”, he added. also build a platform to further Award Programme in 2013 and platform for around 100 of the acting research programme The project has been enhance collaborations among has expanded the programme novators based both locally grand winner’s prize, a number most exciting global healthcare director for energy efficiency awarded the highest grant national stakeholders and this year by adding several and globally, are designed to of other opportunities are also innovations at our summits. at QEERI’s Energy Center under the second cycle of Qa- promote in-country capacity new benefits for the Spark and provide talented healthcare on offer for shortlisted innova- This year, we have significantly and the Cluster Program lead, tar National Research Fund’s building through the involve- Booster competition winners. entrepreneurs with a platform tions. These include joining ac- expanded the programme so stated: “We are very proud to (QNRF) National Priorities ment of graduate students.” The Spark Competition is aimed to promote ideas and products celerator programmes in Doha that the innovators and entre- launch this unique project, and Research Program Cluster The combined efforts of the at entrepreneurs seeking to aimed at improving the delivery and London; receiving business preneurs we select can fully ben- reiterate our commitment to Track (NPRP-C) with the sum team and the success of this solve healthcare challenges by and quality of healthcare. This incubation support at Qatar efit from being part of the global building research and technol- of $4,990,734 for a duration cluster project will bolster Qa- developing and validating a scal- aligns with WISH’s mission to Science & Technology Park − WISH community.” ogy that can provide tangible of five years. An additional co- tar’s image as a key player in able project, typically early-stage build a healthier world through part of QF Research, Develop- The deadline for both com- solutions to make a more sus- funding amount of $1,400,285 the global fight against climate schemes or start-ups, while the global collaboration, something ment, and Innovation; getting petitions is Friday, July 31, with tainable future for Qatar”. will take the total project budg- change. Innovation Booster Competi- the COVID-19 pandemic has WISH media backing for up to the shortlisted winners to be an- Dr Amhamed revealed that et to $6,391,019. For more information on tion targets exciting inventions brought into sharp focus this 12 months; receiving an invi- nounced in September. To ap- the principal investigators for Extending his congratu- the work of QEERI, please visit looking to scale-up and grow. year. tation to participate in WISH ply, visit https://www.wish.org. the various sub-projects within lations to the team, QNRF’s qeeri.hbku.edu.qa The contests, open to in- Besides the new $5,000 mini-summits and events; and qa/innovationaward/

QM to welcome visitors back in August with five special exhibitions Tribune News Network New health and safety lockdown period to put togeth- offer extended evening hours, pening, public programmes Doha protocols include requiring er these exhibitions. I am espe- remaining open until 8pm on will be limited to 10 visitors visitors to purchase tickets in cially grateful to the partners Mondays and Wednesdays. and group tours and special Qatar Museums (QM) on advance on QM’s website, to who have extended the loan Though the National Mu- events will remain suspended. Monday announced that the present a “green” health status period for these extraordinary seum of Qatar will remain QM’s parks and playgrounds reopening of its institutions on the Ehteraz virus-tracing works, so that the exhibitions closed, the museum has devel- will be open with restricted ca- will continue in August with app, and to bring and wear can be presented as originally oped two digital exhibitions, pacity from 9am to 10pm from new temporary exhibitions face coverings for the duration envisioned.” which will be accessible on Sunday to Thursday. Libraries at the Museum of Islamic Art of their visit. Exhibitions opening on the NMoQ website in August. will be open from 9am until (MIA), National Museum of QM’s programme of spe- August 2 include ‘A Falcon’s Qatar’s Culinary Journey and 3pm for 10 visitors at a time. Qatar (NMoQ), and Mathaf: cial exhibitions, which was Eye: Tribute to Sheikh Saoud Habitat & Shelters feature Arab Museum of Modern Art, postponed due to the COV- Al Thani’ at Museum of Islam- themes that are explored in Museum Hours of Op- as well as the reopening of ID-19 pandemic, will resume ic Art, and Yto Barrada: My the National Museum’s per- eration museum libraries and all of with opportunities for the Very Educated Mother Just manent galleries and include Fire Station: Artist in QM’s parks and playgrounds public to enjoy artworks and Exhibitions opening on August 2 include ‘A Falcon’s Eye: Tribute to Served Us Nougat, Huguette crowd-sourced material. Residence with temporary restrictions in artifacts that span centuries Sheikh Saoud Al Thani’ at Museum of Islamic Art, and Yto Barrada: Caland: Faces and Places and Museum gift shops will Sunday, Tuesday, Thurs- place. and the globe. Drawn from the My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nougat, Huguette Caland: Lived Forward: Art and Cul- be open and cafes will offer day: 9am – 3pm This phased-in expansion holdings of Qatar Museums Faces and Places and Lived Forward: Art and Culture in Doha from ture in Doha from 1960–2020 limited service during mu- Monday, Wednesday: 9am of services follows the July reo- and from major loans, these 1960–2020 at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art. at Mathaf: Arab Museum of seum hours. From Saturday – 8pm (new evening hours) pening of heritage sites and the temporary exhibitions present Modern Art. to Thursday, IDAM restaurant permanent collection galleries artistic treasures assembled creative life of one of the great- the opportunity to explore the Starting on August 10, Pi- at MIA will operate at limited Museum of Islamic Art of a number of QM museums, over the years by one of Qatar’s est artists of the modern era. masterpieces assembled in casso’s Studios, which is or- capacity for dinner service, Sunday – Thursday: 9am in accordance with recommen- greatest collectors, survey the CEO of Qatar Museums these exceptional exhibitions. ganised in partnership with while JIWAN at the National – 3pm dations from Qatar’s Health achievements of two important Ahmad Al Namla said, “With I express my gratitude and ap- the Musée national Picasso- Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) will MATHAF: Arab Muse- Protection and Communicable contemporary women artists pleasure, I welcome all to the preciation to Qatar Museums Paris and has been on view be open at limited capacity for um of Modern Art Disease Control office of the of Arab background and pro- opening of our temporary ex- staff who have worked tire- since July 1 at the Doha Fire lunch and afternoon tea. Sunday – Thursday: 9am Ministry of Public Health. vide stunning insights into the hibitions giving our public lessly during the challenging Station’s Garage Gallery, will During this phase of reo- – 3pm