MONDAY JUNE 14, 2021 DHUL QADAH 4, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5284 QR 2 Fajr: 3:14 am Dhuhr: 11:34 am DUSTY Asr: 2:57 pm Maghrib: 6:28 pm HIGH : 42°C LOW : 31°C Isha: 7:58 pm World 5 Business 7 Sports 11 Putin promotes cooperation Middle East economies poised Krejcikova wins women’s doubles ahead of meeting with Biden to rebound as restrictions ease crown after singles victory Qatar sees huge Vaccination, prior infection effective drop in new daily COVID-19 cases in preventing COVID-19: Qatari study TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sults analysed. We found that DOHA Vaccinated people are 80% less likely to test fully-vaccinated individuals positive for COVID than unvaccinated ones and people with prior infec- QATAR recorded a signifi- tion were around 80 percent cant drop in the number of QNA nal of the American Medical less likely to test positive for new COVID-19 infections on DOHA Association, involved a team COVID-19 than unvaccinated Sunday, with just 117 cases of researchers from the Min- individuals or those with no — 72 from community and A study carried out by investi- istry of Public Health, Hamad prior infection,” explained Dr 45 among travellers — be- gators and collaborators from Medical Corporation, Weill Bertollini. ing registered in the past 24 Qatar’s healthcare system and Cornell Medicine-Qatar, and These latest findings sup- hours, the Ministry of Public research institutes supports Qatar University. port previous research under- Health (MoPH) has said. previous research showing Dr Roberto Bertollini, Sen- taken in Qatar, and recently In a statement, the that full vaccination and prior ior Advisor to the Minister of published in the New England MoPH said 246 people re- received at least one dose infections are highly effective Public Health and Deputy Na- Journal of Medicine, as Pro- covered from the virus in the of the vaccine,” the MoPH in preventing COVID-19. The tional Lead for Health in All fessor Laith Abu-Raddad, Pro- last 24 hours, bringing the said. findings of the study ration- Policies, and lead study inves- fessor of Infectious Disease total number of people re- As many as 14,175 doses alises resumption of inter- tigator, said, “Using PCR test Epidemiology at Weill Cor- covered in Qatar to 216,944. have been administered in national travel in the era of data for residents arriving on cination with either Pfizer-Bi- incoming travellers.” nell Medicine-Qatar of Qatar An 80-year-old, who the past 24 hours, taking the COVID-19. international flights to Doha’s oNTech or Moderna vaccines, “In total, 261,849 peo- Foundation, explained. had chronic diseases and re- total to 2,795,091 since the The research paper, pub- Hamad International Airport, and prior infections, prevented ple were tested on arrival at ceived the necessary medi- start of the programme, the lished in the prestigious Jour- we assessed whether full vac- SARS-CoV-2 infection among the airport and their PCR re- Continued on page 2 cal care, succumbed to the MoPH added. virus. “94.4 percent of people Meanwhile, Qatar’s Na- over 60 years — the most tional COVID-19 Vaccina- vulnerable population group tion Programme is progress- — have been vaccinated with ing well. at least one dose, while 87.9 Qatar made several “68.2 percent of the percent have received both eligible population has now doses,” it added. reforms in labour Israel swears in new govt, market, says envoy ending Netanyahu’s 12-yr rule QNA MEXICO CITY ISRAEL’S parliament has voted who will serve as premier for two to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s years before Lapid takes over. AMBASSADOR of Qatar to Mexico HE 12-year-long tenure as prime min- They will head a government of Mohammed bin Jassim Al Kuwari has ister, approving in his stead an parties from across the political said that Qatar has carried out multiple administration that has pledged spectrum, including for the first reforms in the labour market, includ- to heal a nation bitterly divided time one that represents the ing the minimum wage for employees over the departure of the coun- 21 percent minority comprising Djokovic fights back to win 19th Grand and determining working hours in a try’s longest-serving leader. Palestinian citizens of Israel. hot climate. Naftali Bennett, the head of They plan largely to avoid Slam in epic French Open triumph The envoy said Qatar supports hu- a small ultranationalist party, was sweeping moves on issues such man rights. sworn in as prime minister after as policy towards the Palestin- Novak Djokovic fought from two sets down for the first time in a Grand In an interview with Mexican Mile- a narrow 60-59 vote in parlia- ians in the occupied territories. Slam final to win the renchF Open 6-7 (6-8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 against Ste- nio TV, the ambassador described ment. But if he wants to keep the But with little to no prospect of fanos Tsitsipas on Sunday and move within one of a record-equalling 20 the reports about the death of 10,000 titles at the majors. World number one Djokovic clinched an epic triumph job, he will have to maintain an resuming any sort of fair peace workers during the construction of the Ambassador of Qatar to Mexico HE unwieldy coalition of parties from negotiations, many Palestinians against a finally tiring opponent in 4 hours 11 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 5,000 fans allowed in amid 2022 Qatar World Cup stadiums as the political right, left and centre. are unmoved by the change of Mohammed bin Jassim Al Kuwari the coronavirus restrictions. The 34-year-old Serb is only the third player to rumours. The envoy pointed out that has said International Labour The new government will be administration, saying Bennett will win each Grand Slam at least twice, joining Australians Roy Emerson and the International Labour Organisation formed by centrist opposition likely pursue the same right-wing Rod Laver, having also won at Roland Garros in 2016. PAGE 11 (ILO) has praised Qatar for protecting Organisation has praised Qatar for leader Yair Lapid and Bennett – agenda as Netanyahu. PAGE 4 workers’ rights. protecting workers’ rights He said Qatar has vaccinated a large number of its population against can enter Qatar now and until the COVID-19, indicating that the vaccina- World Cup without a visa and it tion programme will cover everyone is possible to enter Qatar without G7 pledges 1 bn soon. quarantine if the person has been Sidra Medicine saves life of He explained that Mexicans vaccinated. COVID vaccine doses to poorer countries baby with Omphalocele QNA THE leaders of G7 na- DOHA QU MAkeS RApiD PROGRESS IN QS tions promise to deliver 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines SIDRA Medicine has succeeded WORLD UNIVERSITieS RAnkinGS to poorer countries, British in saving the life of a child with Prime Minister Boris John- an paraduodenal hernia known Qatar University (QU) has made progress in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) classifi- son said on Sunday, at the as “Omphalocele”. As a fetus in cation of world universities by specialisation for the year 2021, which enhances its conclusion of a three-day his mother’s womb, he was suffer- position on the global map in research and academic fields. In a tweet, the university summit in England. ing from a major abdominal wall, said, “QU moves up the ranks again in the QSWUR 2022 rankings announced at the The amount will be met which means that his bowels, liver EDS2021. QU consolidates its position among top universities improving from 245 to through a mix of countries and other organs were sticking 224.” (TNN) making outright donations outside the abdomen, in a sac. as well as payments to the During the consultations at World Health Organization- Sidra Medicine, a multi-discipli- backed COVAX vaccine-shar- nary team of physicians from ma- ing programme, Johnson ternal fetal medicine, neonatology said, but further details on and paediatric surgery met with the the allocations were not parents to discuss the options avail- Mikhail with his parents. immediately available. able regarding her baby’s condition Johnson had previously and the care that Sidra Medicine treatment and care process. It was comes to ensure that Branca and announced that Britain would be able to provide. critical to determine the size of the her husband were able to make an would donate 100 mil- Division Chief of Maternal defect on the baby, which organs informed decision regarding the lion doses from its own Fetal Medicine at Sidra Medicine were affected, and to exclude as- birth and care programme.” surplus. The World Health Prof Karim Kalache said, “Omph- sociated anomalies. It was also Following regular monitoring of Organization has estimated alocele is a rare condition that af- important that the parents were both mother and baby, Branca gave that 11 billion doses are fects 1 in 5,000 births. Sidra Med- aware of the risks and the op- birth to Mikhail via a planned cae- needed to quash the pan- icine has dealt with several cases portunities of personalised care sarian section at Sidra Medicine. demic. (DPA) PAGE 5 in Qatar and we were well placed and treatment available. We dis- to guide the parents through the cussed the wide spectrum of out- Continued on page 2 02 Monday, June 14, 2021 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Qatar chairs Arab League Council consultative meet MoCI recalls Porsche Cayenne S and Cayenne Coupe models of 2021-2022 News QNA in brief CAIRO TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The ministry said that it DOHA will coordinate with the dealer PERMANENT Representa- to follow up on the mainte- Environment minister meets Saudi tive of Qatar to the Arab THE Ministry of Commerce nance and repair works and counterpart League HE Ambassador Ibra- and Industry (MoCI), in co- will communicate with cus- him bin Abdulaziz Al Sahlawi operation with Porsche Centre tomers to ensure that they car- MINISTER of Municipality and Environment HE Engineer Ab- on Sunday chaired a consul- Doha Al Boraq Automobiles, ried out the necessary repairs.