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THE BIGGEST MEGA PRIZE QAR 2.5 MILLION Offer valid from 5th of March 2020 to 31st January 2021 INDIVIDUAL PRIZE IN QATAR! 2 WINNERS QAR 1 MILLION EACH 457 LUCKY WINNERS QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 2020 RAJAB 16, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4891 QR 2 Fajr: 4:32 am Dhuhr: 11:44 am Asr: 3:08 pm Maghrib: 5:42 pm Isha: 7:12 pm Business 9 Sports 12 Nakilat delivers all cargoes Ferrari – at Australian PARTLY CLOUDY HIGH : 26°C without any interruptions, GP – wants to put LOW : 18°C continues to expand fleet ‘smiles on faces’ QATAR BEACH VOLLEYBALL DUO EXCEL AT KATARA Upgrade work on West Bay streets begins Qatar’s beach volleyball stars TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK of Omar Al Mokhtar Street, as well Cherif Younousse DOHA as the improvement of external and Ahmed Tijan roads leading to and from Qatar Pe- bounced back from THE Public Works Authority (Ash- troleum District. an opening match ghal) has started work on some Head of Doha Section at the loss to outclass streets in West Bay to improve Roads Projects Department Engi- French qualifiers the roads, increase their vehicular neer Mooza al Sowaidi said as part Quincy Aye capacities along with making the of Ashghal’s efforts to improve the and Arnaud traffic flow better in the area, es- existing service facilities and de- Gauthier-Rat 21-16, pecially during peak hours. velop the road network in Doha in a 21-15 and make The work includes establish- way that responds to the economic the knock-outs of ment and development of eight and social growth requirements in the Four-Star Katara signalised intersections on the the country, upgrading works on Beach Volleyball Cup streets surrounding Qatar Petro- some streets in West Bay Area will 2020 which began at leum District to regulate traffic, enhance internal streets leading to the Cultural Village upgrade of water and electricity and from QP District. Amphitheatre on networks, installation of lighting Sowaidi highlighted the impor- Tuesday. The tourna- poles and the construction of pe- along with the construction of a in two parallel phases. The first in- tance of the project given its geo- ment is one of destrian walkways. new signalised intersection at Ma- cludes the development of internal graphical location in the West Bay Tokyo Olympics The work also comprises the jlis Al Taawon Street, as well as the roads surrounding the QP District, Area which is one of the most vital 2020 qualifiers. expansion of five existing signal- provision of pedestrian walkways while the second phase includes the areas in Doha since it comprises PAGE 12 ised intersections on Al Corniche and cycle paths along the street. development of Al Corniche Street, the Diplomatic District and attracts Street and Majlis Al Taawon Street The project will be implemented Majlis Al Taawon Street and a part many companies. QATAR STEPS UP MEASURES AGAINST CORONAVIRUS People found spreading rumours referred to Public Prosecution: MoI THE competent authorities Shisha banned at eateries, cafes at the Ministry of Inte- rior (MoI) have referred a TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK number of defendants to DOHA the Public Prosecution to complete its procedures, THE Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Six more expats test positive for after they promoted rumours and false infor- Tuesday banned shisha or hookah smok- mation through social media that affect the ing in all restaurants and cafes in the coun- virus, total cases go up to 24 security and safety of society. (TNN) try until further notice. Anyone who violates this decision will TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK be held accountable, the MoPH said in a DOHA statement. The decision comes in line with the SIX more expatriates tested positive for prevailing health conditions and preven- the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday, 15 arrested for tive measures being taken to combat coro- taking the total number of confirmed cas- navirus (COVID-19). es in Qatar to 24, the Ministry of Public Earlier in the day, the Central Munici- Health (MoPH) has announced. gold smuggling pal Council urged restaurants and cafete- All six of them have had contact with rias in Qatar to stop serving shishas as a expatriates who were tested positive in preventive measure to contain the spread STRICT ACTION the previous days. The patients have of the coronavirus. been admitted to the Communicable trio were tested positive. The 12 previ- The managements of Souq Wakif and ● The MoPH has warned that any- Disease Center under complete isolation ous cases all involved Qatari citizens and Katara Cultural Village have also directed one found violating the decision will and the people they have had contact other nationals evacuated from Iran on outlets within their ambit to not serve be held accountable with have also been checked and tested. Feb 27. shishas and hookahs. On March 8, the MoPH announced The new patients have been admit- The move is among a string of meas- wider community, refer to the ministry’s for the first time that three expatriates ted to the Communicable Disease Cen- ures taken by Qatar to deal with the virus. website www.moph.gov.qa for all informa- working in the country had contracted tre under complete isolation. Health The MoPH has urged all entities and tion and resources about the COVID-19 the virus. The next day, three more ex- officials are also tracing the people the individuals to follow preventive measures that are available in several languages, or patriates who have had contact with the patients have had contact with. to ensure their safety as well as that of the call the toll-free number 16000. THE Ministry of Interior (MoI) has busted a gang of gold smugglers with the arrest of 15 of its members. The arrested gang members – all from one asian country – were attempt- Citizens, residents unite in the battle against coronavirus ing to smuggle gold out of the country. “The North Security Department arrested 15 ● both citizens and residents. in the battle against the virus.” people from one Asian country after they Declare their willingness Khaled al Muhannadi, a lawyer, said: Khaled bin Abdullah al Ghali, another attempted to smuggle gold out of the country to volunteer to help contain “Judges and lawyers, civil and military, social media enthusiast, said, “It is a mat- illegally by converting it into powder,” MoI doctors and engineers, students and teach- ter of gratification when you see citizens said in a statement. the spread of the virus ers ... we are all ready to volunteer to serve and residents announce their intentions to In a series of tweets, the MoI said the ac- Qatar.” volunteer for serving society and the state cused planned to turn solid gold into powder TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK In a tweet, Hussein al Ishaq said, “I for free. Each individual has a sense of so- so that it can be hidden in bags and other DOHA announce my total readiness to help in cial responsibility. I hope that this sense materials to evade detection at the airport or any effort to stop the spread of the virus will be with all major entities and compa- seaports. IF there is a will, there’s a way (to defeat — whether in the health sector, the munici- nies as well.” “After completing the necessary proce- the coronavirus). In a noble gesture, hun- pality, the Ministry of Interior, or any other Khawaja, another Twitter user, said: “I dures, the premises of the defendants in dreds of citizens and residents are literally body.” have a month’s leave and I intend to spend different regions were raided. Tools they used ready to ‘wage a war’ against the virus by Hamad, another social media user, it in Qatar because of the current circum- to convert gold into powder were seized along volunteering to provide any service the said, “What is required now is to unite and stances. I am ready to volunteer for free with cash and gold coins,” the statement country needs in this critical time. spread awareness about the virus and not in any work assigned to me as part of ef- added. The MoI urged the public to cooper- They have pledged to undertake any to spread rumours. If they are not from of- forts to combat this virus and prevent its ate with the security agencies to reduce the task assigned to them voluntarily in their ficial sources, we should not spread it. This spread.” crimes by reporting them immediately. (TNN) field of specialisation to support Qatar in is what the country needs from us at this Khaled, another social media user, the precautionary measures it had taken to time. And this is the best way to volunteer user, said, “I have been residing in Qatar said: “I am an architect and currently re- confront the coronavirus (COVID-19). to help the government agencies.” for years. I am willing to volunteer on any siding in Qatar. I put myself at the disposal A hashtag in Arabic which translates to Marwa, a Twitter user, said, “I am a mi- mission assigned to me outside of my work of the Ministry of Public Health for volun- #WeAreAllVolunteersForQatar has gone crobiologist. I am fully prepared to volun- time to tackle this virus and keep Qatar teering in any location, especially in the Significant rise in electricity, viral on Twitter, with more than 5,000 teer and work with the competent authori- safe. And I am sure that if people are asked counseling and awareness field. May God water use in January (PG 16 ) tweets in matter of hours.