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BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 3 Qatar shares bounce back on cues amid US $2tn stimulus plan Doha Bank donates QR2mn for quarantined workers published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11499 March 26, 2020 Sha’ban 2, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Ministers inspect Umm Slal quarantine centre zThe compound consists of 32 buildings with a total capacity of 18,000 beds QNA the compound provides such as a clinic and for their eff orts to confront Covid-19 and Doha other facilities. to protect the society, and praised the col- The ministers were also briefed on the laboration within the community at large to response plans to receive quarantine cases follow precautionary measures to protect E the Minister of Public Health Dr according to the highest safety and security themselves, their families and the wider Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari and HE measure and global health standards. community. Hthe Minister of Municipality and En- HE the Minister of Public Health Dr al- The visit comes as part of a number of vironment Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Kuwari praised the eff orts exerted by vari- fi eld visits by health leaders at the Minis- al-Subaie inspected the newly established ous authorities in the country to confront try of Public Health and Hamad Medical Umm Slal quarantine compound which was the spread of the coronavirus disease, not- Corporation to ensure the implementation prepared as part of the precautionary and ing the high readiness of health teams to of preparedness and readiness plans to pre- preventive measures taken by Qatar against deal with this pandemic. vent coronavirus in addition to other pre- the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). She thanked the frontline medical teams cautionary measures taken in this regard. The ministers examined the health ca- pabilities and equipment at the expansive HE the Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari and HE the Minister of Municipality and compound which has been prepared to re- Environment Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie inspecting the newly established Umm Slal ceive any case requiring quarantine. quarantine compound yesterday. Umm Slal quarantine compound is com- posed of 32 buildings with a total capacity for 18,000 beds and will be available once 11 new coronavirus cases reported in Qatar the compound is fully equipped in the next few weeks. The compound currently con- The Ministry of Public Health yesterday an- added. The ministry continues to conduct checks tains 4,000 beds and will reach 8,000 beds nounced 11 new confirmed cases of coronavirus for all citizens travelling from abroad, as well as all in the next week. It has been fully equipped (Covid-19) in Qatar. contacts of the infected cases. to ensure the comfort, safety and enter- The ministry said in a statement that some of the The total number of people tested for Covid-19 in tainment needs in addition to the necessary new cases are related to the travellers who came the country has now reached more than 12,000. health services for quarantined people. recently to Qatar and others belong to people who The health ministry urges all agencies and indi- During the visit, the ministers toured the came in contact with infected cases, including five viduals to follow preventive measures and adhere compound and inspected the prepared- Qatari citizens. to the requirements of home isolation to ensure ness of the centre and were briefed by the The new cases are in complete health isolation, their safety and that of their community, and not medical team on the compound’s readi- and are receiving the necessary medical care, it to go out unless absolutely necessary. (QNA) ness to receive cases that are qualifi ed for quarantine, in addition to the services that A view of the quarantine centre. Govt, Taliban to release Ashghal opens new interchange prisoners from March 31 The Afghan government and Technical inspection suspended; Taliban movement held yesterday their second technical meeting with the participation of Qatar, the MoI calls for online renewal United States and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Ministry of Foreign Aff airs said in QNA istration using the Metrash2 application a statement that the two sides have Doha from March 19-23 was 8,361. agreed to start releasing prisoners as The directorate said all applicants can of March 31. The ministry added that benefi t from the electronic services pro- this progress is an important and he Ministry of Interior (MoI), repre- vided by the MoI to individuals, institu- positive step in the right direction. sented by the General Directorate of tions and corporates through Metrash2 and TTraffi c, yesterday called on the pub- its website directly without the need to go Money exchanges lic to benefi t from its electronic services to to the traffi c departments. closed from today complete the vehicle registration renewal Further, it said the General Directorate of process as the requirement of technical in- Traffi c has more than 40 services on Me- Qatar yesterday announced the spection has been temporarily exempted. trash2, which pertain to driving licences, temporary closure of all in-person This comes in the framework of the health vehicle plates, violations, traffi c accidents, money exchange and transfer and precautionary measures taken to contain traffi c certifi cates and other services. service off ices in the country the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19), The registration for vehicle inspection eff ective today. This decision is part emphasising that patrols will continue with as well as payments can be done using the of the precautionary measures their usual work of seizing vehicles violating Woqod mobile app without going to the to limit the spread of coronavirus technical specifi cations and conditions. Fahes inspection centres. (Covid-19), the Government In a statement, the directorate clarifi ed Also, the General Directorate of Traf- Communications Off ice said. Page 4 that 11,575 people have benefi ted from the fi c recommended insuring vehicles online initiative until Sunday, while the number through the applications and websites of The new interchange connecting Al Khor Road and Al Ramth Road, linking North and Central Lusail, is the last one New working hours for of people who renewed their vehicle reg- insurance companies. on Al Khor Road project in which 97% works have been completed. Page 20 Medical Commission The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced new working hours for the Medical 3bn under lockdown; virus threatens humanity Commission from March 29. The new timings will be 7am-2pm. The ministry said the new shift is in view of the precautionary procedures AFP crucial. Individual country responses In Britain, heir to the throne Prince and preventive measures for the New York are not going to be enough.” Charles became the latest high-profi le coronavirus (Covid-19). It called Markets rebounded after Washington fi gure to become infected while Prime upon the public to adhere to the vowed to spend $2 trillion to fend off a US Minister Boris Johnson praised the new timings for speedy access to ore than three billion people economic collapse, while governments country’s response to tackle the out- the service. are living under lockdown elsewhere are still taking ever more dra- break despite accusations it was slow Mmeasures to stem the spread matic steps to contain the disease. to act. Turkey charges 20 Saudis of the killer coronavirus that the Unit- India’s stay-at-home order for its The G20 major economies will hold over Khashoggi murder ed Nations warned yesterday is threat- 1.3bn people is now the biggest, tak- an emergency videoconference sum- ening all of humanity. ing the total number of people facing mit today to discuss a global response Turkish prosecutors yesterday As the global death toll soared past restrictions on their daily lives to more to the crisis, as will the 27 leaders of the charged 20 suspects including two 20,000 Spain joined Italy in seeing its than three billion. European Union, the outbreak’s new former top aides to Saudi Crown number of fatalities overtake China, Russia, which announced the death epicentre. Prince Mohamed bin Salman over where the virus fi rst emerged just three of two patients who tested positive for China has begun to relax its own the brutal 2018 murder of Riyadh months ago. coronavirus yesterday, is expected to draconian restrictions on free move- critic Jamal Khashoggi. Prosecutors “Covid-19 is threatening the whole follow suit. ment in the province of Hubei - the accuse Saudi Arabia’s deputy of humanity — and the whole of hu- President Vladimir Putin declared original epicentre of the outbreak - af- intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri manity must fi ght back,” UN Secre- next week a public holiday and post- ter the country reported no new cases. and the royal court’s media tsar Saud tary-General Antonio Guterres said, poned a public vote on controversial Huge crowds jammed trains and al-Qahtani of leading the operation launching an appeal for $2bn to help constitutional reforms, urging people to buses as people in the province of against Khashoggi and giving orders the world’s poor. A local police off icer checks on people at the Highway exit for Molfetta, southern help each other and follow instructions 50mn took their fi rst opportunity to to a Saudi hit team. Page 6 “Global action and solidarity are Italy, yesterday. given by medics and the authorities. travel. Pages 8, 12 Gulf Times 2 Thursday, March 26, 2020 QATAR In Brief Education minister briefs Cabinet Amir sends cable of congratulations to leader of Greece on distance learning programme QNA Doha zCabinet also briefed on Shura Council recommendations on steps taken to contain Covid-19 is Highness the Amir QNA The minister’s presentation The Cabinet considered the between GCC member-coun- eral Secretariat of the Council of Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- Doha focussed on the observation topics on the agenda as follows: tries in the fi eld of Waqf.