Qatar Airways Resumes Flights to Riyadh
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Bangladesh Top-seed Barrere Forum advances, Gulbis Qatar plans crashes out in global Doha AO garments fair qualifiers Business | 01 Sport | 11 TUESDAY 12 JANUARY 2021 28 JUMADA I - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8500 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Give extra data to family or staff Shura Council welcomes Amir sends congratulations Al-Ula summit outcome to Sultan of Oman QNA — DOHA QNA — DOHA The Shura Council yesterday welcomed the outcome of the 41st Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin session of the Supreme Council of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Hamad Al Thani, Deputy expressing its deep pride in wise policies of Amir H H Sheikh Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. bin Hamad Al Thani, and The Shura Council held its regular weekly meeting under the Prime Minister and Minister chairmanship of Speaker of the Shura Council H E Ahmed bin of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud. bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al The Shura Council welcomed the outcome of the 41st session Thani sent yesterday cables of the Supreme Council of GCC, which was held in the Al-Ula of congratulations to H M Governorate in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of The Shura Council expressed its deep pride in the wise policy the Sultanate of Oman on the of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, which con- anniversary of assuming the tributed to the success achieved by the GCC Supreme Council reins of power in the meeting and its important positive results to consolidate the Sultanate. unity of the GCC ranks, develop the GCC joint action, revive and activate the GCC and spread the spirit of brotherhood, sol- MoPH approves idarity, understanding, trust and mutual respect among its Speaker of the Shura Council H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud chairing the weekly countries. `P2 meeting of the Council, yesterday. 38 private health facilities for Qatar Airways resumes flights to Riyadh COVID-19 test THE PENINSULA — DOHA which currently stands at over 110 destinations with plans to The Ministry of Public Health increase to over 125 by the end (MoPH) has till now approved of March 2021. A multiple 38 private healthcare facilities award-winning airline, Qatar in the country to carry out Airways was named ‘World’s swabbing samples for the Best Airline’ by the 2019 World COVID-19 PCR test. Airline Awards, managed by The Ministry periodically Skytrax. It is the only airline to published the list adding new have been awarded the coveted medical facilities which got ‘Skytrax Airline of the Year’ title, approval for conducting the test. which is recognised as the pin- In October the Ministry published nacle of excellence in the airline a list of 32 facilities. The new list industry, five times. published by the Ministry on its Hamad International Twitter account includes 38 Airport (HIA), the airline’s home private healthcare facilities. and hub, was recently ranked The health facilities approved ‘Third Best Airport in the World’, for to swab samples for the among 550 airports worldwide, COVID-19 PCR test are: Al People welcome their relatives who arrived from Doha, at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. by the Skytrax World Airport Emadi Hospital, Turkish Hos- Awards 2020. Rising from pital, Doha Clinic Hospital, Al THE PENINSULA — DOHA 15:10. The flight was operated by Saudi Arabian airlines ‘Saudia’ Disturb (DND)’ indicator. The fourth position in 2019 to third Ahli Hospital, Queen Hospital, Qatar Airways’ Airbus A350- also resumed operating flights to Qsuite seat layout is a 1-2-1 con- in 2020, HIA has been steadily Dr. Moopen’s Aster Hospital, Qatar Airways yesterday 1000. Qatar yesterday. The first flight of figuration, providing passengers rising in the ‘World’s Best Air- Magrabi Center for Eye, ENT & resumed flights to Riyadh in the Later this week, Qatar Saudi Airlines from Riyadh landed with one of the most spacious, ports’ rankings since the start Dental, Elite Medical Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a Airways will resume flights to in Doha in the evening. fully private, comfortable, and of its operations in 2014. In West Bay Medicare, Syrian daily service. QR1164 from Jeddah on Thursday (January 14 Passengers from KSA can socially distanced products in addition, HIA was voted the American Medical Center, Future Hamad International Airport to - QR1188 departing DOH at 18:50) once again enjoy Qatar Airways' the sky. ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ Medical Center, Dr. Khaled Al King Khalid International Airport and to Dammam on Saturday award-winning Qsuite, fea- The national carrier of the for the sixth year in a row and Sheikh Ali’s Medical Center, Al took off at 13:45 local time and (January 16 - QR 1150 departing turing sliding privacy doors and State of Qatar continues to ‘Best Staff Service in the Middle Jufairi Diagnosis and Treatment, landed safely at its destination at Doha at 17:10). the option to use a ‘Do Not rebuild its network, East’ for the fifth year in a row. Al Ahmadani Medical Center, Imara Health Care, KIMS Qatar Medical Center, Allevia Medical Center, Aster Medical Center Plus- Vaccine rollout could achieve Almuntazah, Al Jameel Medical Center, Atlas Medical Center, Al herd immunity this year: Expert Tahrir Medical Center, Naseem Al Rabeeh Medical Center Doha, FAZEENA SALEEM are vaccinated, then we could Naseem AL Rabeeh Medical THE PENINSULA approach herd immunity by sum- Center, New Naseem AL Rabeeh mer’s end and situation close to Medical Center, Aster Medical The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination where we were before the pandemic Center-Alkhor, Al Kayyali in Qatar and around the world could by the end of 2021,” Dr. Sultan told Medical Center, Abeer Medical provide herd immunity from the The Peninsula. Center, Al Esraa Polyclinic, Value pandemic within this year. If the “This may allow us to reach some Medical Complex, Asian Medical ongoing vaccination campaign goes degree of ‘normality’ that is close to Center W.L.L, Dr. Maher Abbas well, herd immunity could be reached where we were before the pandemic,” Polyclinic, Sidra medicine, Al by summer’s end and situation will be he added. Herd immunity is when a Mansoor Polyclinic, Nova Health close to normal by the end of 2021, large part of the population is immune Care, Al Sultan Medical Center, according to Professor of Teaching in to a specific disease. Al Fardan Medical With North- Microbiology and Immunology at Weill While scientists, including Dr. western Medicine, Raha Medical Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WMC-Q), Sultan, are excited at the prospect of Center W.L.L and Al-Shefa Pol- Dr. Ali Sultan. an effective vaccine and the prospect Belgium, Lebanon envoys plant trees yclinic D-Ring Road. “This estimate is dependent on of returning to normalcy, it is In June 2020 the Ministry significant numbers of people in important to temper this enthusiasm Ambassador of Belgium to Qatar H E Bart De Groof, and Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy issued circular allowing private Qatar and around the world being with caution. Several questions still of Lebanon, Farah Berri, with MME officials after they planted trees in an event organised healthcare facilities to carry out willing to be vaccinated with one of remain about how much protection by the Public Parks Department of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment under swabbing for COVID-19 test and several vaccines in various stages of an effective vaccine offers, to whom ‘Plant Million Tree’ initiative. The event was attended by Assistant to the Director of Public send the swabs to HMC labora- development. If 75% to 80% of people and for how long. `P2 Parks Department, Mohamad Ibrahim Al Sada and Nasser Darwish from Doha Municipality. tories for examination. Electronic games and trampolines reopen with 50% capacity SANAULLAH ATAULLAH THE PENINSULA kid’s outdoor games, billiards, and children under the special for many months to go to the Theme bowling alleys. As per the decision, arrangement to ensure social dis- Park. She’s overjoyed to see the ride,” The second stage of the reopening of bouncers, inflatable games, and ball tancing and other requirements like said a parent, Umm Aisha. recreational activities in amusement pits will reopen in the third stage separate exit and entry points. Doha Festival City also announced cities and parks began yesterday. starting from January 24. Security officers were deployed to the reopening of its theme parks from Electronic games and trampolines Parents welcomed the decision monitor and ensure people adhere to yesterday. “After months of closure, reopened with 50 percent capacity expressing happiness over a gradual maintaining social distancing during theme parks Angry Birds World, Vir- following the Ministry of Commerce return to normalcy. Electronic games their time in the facility. tuocity, and Snow Dunes will and Industry (MoCI) decision to grad- and trampolines operators also An official told The Peninsula that welcome back visitors for an excep- ually lift COVID-19 restrictions on received families and kids, following Gondolania Theme Park reopened tional experience, adhering to 50% these facilities. COVID-19 measures strictly. after around nine months. Children capacity as per the government On January 3, the first stage saw Gondolania Theme Park at Vil- were excited to enjoy their favourite guidelines,” DFC said in a press the reopening of outdoor playgrounds, laggio Mall yesterday received rides. “My daughter has been insisting statement. `P2 02 HOME TUESDAY 12 JANUARY 2021 Education Ministry provides suitable, legal alternative to tutoring QNA — DOHA Thani for his great interest in is based on strengthening the that the leave for teachers and everything that achieves pros- The Speaker of the Shura Council said that the Council, the national identity, instilling the students has approached Minister of Education and perity and progress for the spirit of belonging and consol- seventy days.