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Over Half a Million Fully Vaccinated Against Covid-19 MONDAY APRIL 26, 2021 RAMADAN 14, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5242 QR 2 Fajr: 3:40 am Dhuhr: 11:32 am P ARTLY CLOUDY Asr: 3:01 pm Maghrib: 6:05 pm HIGH : 41°C LOW : 26 °C Isha: 7:35 pm RAMADAN TIMING Nation 16 Business 7 Sports 12 TODAY TOMORROW IFTAR IMSAK QA Holidays welcomes CB net profit up Local legends look Greek visa resumption for 50% to QR602.7 mn forward to first FIFA 6:05PM 3:39AM tourists from Qatar in Q1 2021 Arab Cup in Qatar Amir condoles AMIR RECEIVES MESSAGE FROM IRANIAN PRESIDENT with Iraqi Over half a million President, PM QNA DOHA fully vaccinated HIS Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Sunday sent a cable of condolences to President against COVID-19 of the Republic of Iraq Dr Barham Salih and Prime Minister of the Republic of 1,415,761 vaccine doses administered so far: MoPH Iraq Mustafa Al Kadhimi on the victims of the fire atI bn QNA al-Khatib Hospital, south DOHA of Baghdad, wishing the injured a swift recovery. THE Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced that 507,743 people have received both the doses of COVID-19 His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a verbal mes- vaccines, which means that QOC joins UN’s sage from President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr Hassan Rouhani. The message pertains to bilateral 22.3 percent of the eligible Sports for Climate relations between the two countries, the means of supporting and strengthening them, and issues of joint population is now fully vacci- interest. The message was delivered by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif when HH the Amir nated against the virus. Action initiative met him and his accompanying delegation at his office in Al-BahrP alace on Sunday evening. (QNA) Reaching the milestone of THE Qatar Olympic Commit- more than half a million fully tee (QOC) has joined the vaccinated people comes as United Nations Framework 1,415,761 vaccine doses have Convention on Climate been administered since the Change’s (UNFCCC’s) start of the vaccination pro- COVID-19. Sports for Climate Action gramme, accounting for 39.9 A significant proportion initiative as it reinforces its MoCI bans washing of percent of the eligible popula- of people within the priority commitment to reducing its tion. groups have now been vacci- environmental impact. Vaccinations are being nated, with 84.5 percent of By becoming a signatory vehicles in parking lots carried out at more than 35 people over 60 years of age, to the Sports for Climate centres across Qatar, includ- 76.6 percent of people over 50 Action Framework, the QOC ing Primary Health Care Cor- years of age, and 63.9 percent has promised to play an TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK poration’s 27 health centres, of people over 40 years of age active role in ensuring the DOHA at Qatar National Convention having received at least one sports sector is on the path Center and in the Industrial vaccine dose. to a low-carbon future. THE Ministry of Commerce and Area, and two drive-through Primary Health Care Cor- QOC President HE Sheikh Industry (MoCI) has banned car vaccination centres, in Lusail poration teams continue to di- Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani washing in public and private and Al Wakra. rectly contact people who are said, “We are proud to sign parking lots, including outdoor The availability of more 160,000 doses have been ad- eligible by SMS or phone call up to the UNFCCC’s Sports parking spaces in malls and on vaccines as well as the open- ministered. to arrange their appointment. for Climate Action initiative commercial streets. ing of additional vaccination Last week, the MoPH re- Anyone wishing to register and to take another step This step is a part of the centres has enabled Qatar to duced the age threshold for their interest in receiving the forward in our commitment to ministry’s efforts to regulate significantly increase the pace vaccine eligibility to 35 years, COVID-19 vaccine can do so minimising our overall climate and monitor commercial activi- of the vaccination programme enabling a wider section of the via the MOPH website https:// impact. We are dedicated to ties across Qatar, as well as take since February. During the population to be vaccinated app-covid19.moph.gov.qa/en/ ensuring that environmental the necessary measures to curb past four weeks more than and become protected against instructions.html. sustainability is embedded illegal practices. within our organisation and The ministry said car wash- reflected in everything that ing shall be limited to licensed we do.” PAGE 13 companies, and will be done solely in underground parking The regulations include ensuring the provision of and lots (the basement) of commer- allocating suitable places for the use of clean tools when 1,548 recover from COVID-19 in a day cial places and malls, with the car washing activities with washing cars and adhering to approval of the entity to which drainage points, ensuring that all precautionary measures put TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK cases recovered in Qatar to 181,522. the site belongs, and provided employees wear clean and in place to curb the spread of DOHA Sadly, 10 people aged 41, 42, 47, 48, 51, that a suitable space is allocated decent uniforms, bearing the COVID-19. 56, 66, 68, 76 and 80 years succumbed to the for the activity in terms of the name of the company and the The ministry stressed that The COVID-19 cases continued to decline for virus on Sunday. Seven of them had chronic number of parking spaces. worker, maintaining general all concerned companies must the sixth consecutive day, with Qatar reporting diseases, and they had received the necessary Additionally, the general cleanliness and abstaining adhere to the decision. Any vi- 705 cases — 503 from community and 202 medical care. and special requirements as per from accosting and bothering olation of this decision exposes from travellers returning from abroad — on The MoPH said with the recent increase in the laws and regulations must customers. perpetrators to legal account- Sunday. the number of COVID-19 cases, it is important Vodafone Qatar net be adhered to. Regulations also include ability and procedures. The number of recoveries was also very for everyone to play their role in controlling the profit rises 38% to promising. The Ministry of Public Health re- virus by following the precautionary measures corded 1,548 recoveries from the virus during such as adhering to physical distancing, wearing QR66 mn in Q1 (PG 7) QRCS builds shelter homes for displaced families in Yemen (PG 3) the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of a face mask, and washing hands regularly. MME receives 9,801 sheep Qatari girl, Egyptian woman honoured for saving lives TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK from Qatari farm owners DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK THE Ministry of Interior DOHA (MoI) has honoured a 12-year- old Qatari girl and an Egyp- The Animal Resources Depart- tian woman for their presence ment of the Ministry of Munici- of mind that saved the lives pality and Environment (MME), of two people in two separate in cooperation with the Ministry emergency situations. of Commerce and Industry and Rimas Rashid Al Marri, the Widam Food Company, has 12-year-old girl, provided first received 9,801 domestic sheep aid to one of her family mem- from owners of Qatari farms. bers, “who was exposed to an Out of the 33,000 sheep emergency health condition”. The father of the 12-year-old Qatari girl, Rimas Egyptian woman Lara Ali receives the award for res- registered, the sheep were form The MoI said the girl not Rashid Al Marri, receives the honour. cuing a person from drowning at Sealine beach. the Al-Suri, Al-Arab, Al-Harii and only ensured that the individ- Al-Najdi breeds. ual received first-aid care, she ministerial honour on her be- The Southern Security De- maintain security, calling on This comes as part of also called the health emer- half. partment of the MoI expressed all sea-goers to take more cau- the joint national initiative to ensure acceptable health and at the butcheries of Widam gency helpline to facilitate Egyptian national Lara Ali, its thanks and appreciation for tion, to use security and safety promote domestic production of physical conditions for domestic Food Company with two sheep professional medical attention on the other hand, rescued a such efforts and joint coop- tools, and not to go to the sheep under the supervisions sheep and high-quality meat. allocated to each Qatari as soon as possible. person from drowning at the eration within the framework beaches without knowing the of a joint committee formed to Domestic sheep are sold citizen. Her father received the Sealine beach. of the joint responsibility to area. 02 Monday, April 26, 2021 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Quick read FM MEETS IRANIAN COUNTERPART Alwadi Hotel MGallery Deputy Amir sends condolences Deputy Prime Minister to Iraqi president, PM and Minister of Foreign delivers authentic Majlis Affairs HE Sheikh Moham- THE Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin med bin Abdulrahman Al Hamad Al Thani on Sunday sent a cable of condolences Thani met with Foreign experience for guests to President of Iraq Dr Barham Salih and Prime Minister Minister of Iran Moham- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK strictions, we are still open for of Iraq Mustafa Al Kadhimi on the victims of the fire at mad Javad Zarif in Doha DOHA in-house guests and for take Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad, wishing the on Sunday.
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