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QATAR | Page 2 SPORT | Page 1 HIA signs MoU to PSG knock Bayern enhance waste out on away goals to management reach Champions systems League last four published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXXII No. 11883 April 14, 2021 Ramadan 2, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir, Saudi crown State mosque decked up in Ramadan glory prince exchange Ramadan greetings in phone call Field hospital His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani exchanged greetings on the advent of the holy with 100 beds month of Ramadan with Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz added to HMGH al-Saud, in a phone call held by the Amir yesterday evening. (QNA) Total capacity of Hazm Mebaireek General Amir exchanges Hospital to be raised to 374 beds in 2 weeks Ramadan greetings he second phase of the new to meet increased demand as a result of with Rouhani Field Hospital at Hazm Mebai- the Covid-19 second wave. Treek General Hospital (HMGH), “With the opening of 100 new beds His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim which provides an additional 100 acute in the second phase of the fi eld hospi- bin Hamad al-Thani exchanged beds to care for Covid-19 patients, tal, 252 beds are now operational to care greetings on the advent of the holy opened yesterday. for Covid-19 patients, with more than month of Ramadan with Iranian The new fi eld hospital is a perma- 500 patients having already received President Dr Hassan Rouhani, during nent structure made from entirely care in the fi rst phase of the fi eld hos- a telephone call the Amir held locally-sourced and engineered mate- pital. A third phase of the fi eld hospital yesterday. (QNA) rials and will provide additional surge is due to be completed in two weeks’ capacity for patients in the event of fu- time and will boost total capacity to 374 A view of the Qatar State Mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, yesterday. ture pandemics or emergencies, Qatar beds, the majority of which are single Amir, Deputy Amir News Agency reports. rooms with full oxygen support. This congratulate Djibouti The new fi eld hospital is much more increased capacity will ensure that an- president Guelleh than an essential part of the immedi- yone requiring hospital admission due Istanbul meet on ate response to Covid-19. While it will to Covid-19 will be admitted without His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim provide important additional acute delay to receive expert care from our bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday a Karwa drivers to be trained Afghanistan beds for HMC now, it will also play an dedicated clinical teams,” he said. cable of congratulations to President important role in any future health cri- HMC’s chief of Healthcare Facilities of the Republic of Djibouti Ismail complements sis by giving the fl exibility of opening and acting chief of Business Services Ha- Omar Guelleh on the occasion of his to provide excellent service Doha peace talks additional capacity whenever needed, mad al-Khalifa added: “As well as pro- re-election for a new presidential the report states. viding safe and eff ective clinical care, term. His Highness the Deputy Amir urkey, Qatar and the Unit- A team of engineers and designers every eff ort has been made to ensure that Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani QNTC, Mowasalat sign MoU ed Nations are co-con- has worked round the clock to con- the patients have everything they need in also sent a cable of congratulations Tvening a high-level and struct the new fi eld hospital in a very each room, including individual charging to Guelleh on the occasion of his inclusive meeting between rep- short span of time, and all the materials points, lighting control and temperature re-election. (QNA) atar National Tourism core part of QNTC’s tourism strat- resentatives from Afghanistan of the building have been sourced and control. The fi eld hospital is a wonder- Council (QNTC) has signed egy. and the Taliban, in Istanbul from engineered here in Qatar. ful example of HMC’s ability to fi nd in- Qa memorandum of under- QNTC is working with key stake- April 24 to May 4, 2021. HMC’s chief medical offi cer Dr Ab- novative solutions to enable us to meet Biden proposes Putin standing (MoU) with Mowasalat holders to elevate customer-facing A joint statement by the co- dulla al-Ansari explained how the fi eld the increased demands for hospital care summit over Ukraine (Karwa) to train the Karwa staff in experiences. Certifi cations and conveners said: “The co-conven- hospital will strengthen HMC’s ability throughout this pandemic.” service excellence, and enhance trainings such as this will enable ers are committed to supporting a US President Joe Biden called on their knowledge of the destination Qatar to off er best-in-class service sovereign, independent and uni- Russian President Vladimir Putin off erings. to visitors from arrival at Hamad fi ed Afghanistan. The overriding yesterday to reduce tensions stirred The MoU marks the fi rst phase of International Airport or Doha Port objective of the Istanbul Confer- by a Russian military build-up on the newly launched Service Excel- through every touchpoint in desti- ence on the Afghanistan Peace Ukraine’s border and proposed a lence programme, which forms a nation. To Page 4 Process is to accelerate and com- summit of the estranged leaders to plement the ongoing intra-Af- tackle a raft of disputes. In a sign of ghan negotiations in Doha on the concern about tensions spinning out achievement of a just and durable of control in the Ukraine crisis, Biden political settlement.” phoned Putin to propose they meet The statement said participa- in a third country while underlining tion in the Conference and its US commitment to Ukraine’s agenda have been the subject of sovereignty and territorial integrity. extensive consultations with the Afghan parties. “The conference will focus on All US troops to leave helping the negotiating parties Afghanistan by Sept 11 reach a set of shared, foundational principles that refl ect an agreed President Joe Biden plans to withdraw vision for a future Afghanistan, a the remaining 2,500 US troops from roadmap to a future political set- Afghanistan by Sept 11, 2021, 20 tlement and an end to the confl ict. years to the day after the Al Qaeda “It is our expectation that the attacks that triggered America’s conference will provide an impor- longest war, off icials said yesterday. tant opportunity for all partners The disclosure of the plan came on to reiterate support for the people the same day that the US intelligence of Afghanistan on their path to- community released a gloomy ward inclusive peace, stability, and outlook for Afghanistan, forecasting QNTC Secretary-General and Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive HE Akbar al- prosperity,” the statement added. “low” chances of a peace deal this Baker and Mowasalat (Karwa) CEO Fahad Saad al-Qahtani at the MoU signing — QNA year and warning that its government ceremony. A section of the field hospital. would struggle to hold the Taliban insurgency at bay if the US-led coalition withdraws support. Page 11 Moderna vaccine still Indoor gathering strong six months on Qatar affi rms commitment Moderna Inc said its Covid-19 only for family vaccine still showed strong protection against the illness six months after people received members living in to Covax global initiative their second shot, with eff icacy of more than 90% against all cases of Covid-19 and more than 95% same house: MoPH QNA She said Qatar provided urgent medical against severe Covid-19. The vaccine Doha aid to around 78 countries all over the world maker said the six-month follow-up to help them respond to the pandemic, with of its original late-stage study of o indoor gatherings cial media yesterday. total governmental and nongovernmental the vaccine showed that vaccine are permitted other For outdoor gatherings, atar has stressed its commitment to aid exceeding $88mn. She noted that a total eff icacy remained consistent with its Nthan family members these are only permitted within the Covax global initiative for pro- of $20mn was allocated for the international previous updates. living in the same house, the the outdoor home environ- Qviding Covid-19 vaccine at an in- alliance for vaccination, in addition to Qa- Ministry of Public Health ment (gardens and outdoor ternational scale, stressing that the dispro- tar Fund for Development signing an agree- (MoPH) has reiterated. home areas) for the following: portionate negative impact of the pandemic ment worth $10mn with the World Health RAMADAN THOUGHT The MoPH confi rmed this, gatherings of family members requires paying special attention to the most Organisation (WHO) to support its 13th And fear a Day when you will be and other guidance, follow- living in the same household, vulnerable segments, in order to help them work programme and accelerate the process returned to Allah. Then every ing the announcement of and gatherings of up to fi ve stay resilient and recover. of providing access to tools that will combat soul will be compensated for additional restrictions last fully vaccinated individuals (14 This came in the statement of Qatar read the coronavirus in countries that are most in what it earned, and they will not Wednesday as part of the days after second dose). yesterday by HE the Assistant Foreign Min- need. be treated unjustly Covid-19 measures in Qatar.

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