04 Thursday, July 30, 2020 Nation Expo 2021 deferred until ’s population hit October 2023 amidst COVID-19 qna which is being held for the doha first time in the region. 2.79 mn at end of June For his part, Secretary- THE State of Qatar on General Secretary of the Tribune News Network Wednesday deferred the In- Qatari national committee Doha According to the statistics, ternational Horticultural organising Expo Doha Mo- 1,952 live births were regis- Expo (Expo Doha 2021), to hammed Ali Khoori stressed Qatar’s population has increased from tered in June 2020. Besides, be held under the theme of the importance of hosting 2.64 million in June 2019 to 2.79 million ‘Green Desert, Better En- the event by Qatar for the at end of June 2020, according to the there was an increase in the vironment’, until October, first time in the region. He Planning and Statistics Authority month- total Qatari live births by 2023. added that they are commit- ly report. 40.7 percent compared to This came following a ted to providing a unique According to the statistics, 1,952 live recommendation by the In- experience for the interna- births were registered in June 2020. Be- last month ternational Association of tional community, Qatari cit- sides, there was an increase in the total Horticultural Producers HE Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin izens and the entire region. Qatari live births by 40.7 percent com- of 8.7 percent while it showed an annual (AIPH) which held an emer- Turki Al Subaei Secretary-General of pared to last month. On the other hand, decrease of 38.2 percent. gency meeting to discuss the AIPH Tim Briercliffe had 303 deaths were recorded during the According to the report, minor in- repercussions of the corona- the decision to postpone the called for postponing Expo same period, indicating an increase of juries accounted for the vast majority of virus pandemic. expo to AIPH’s proposed 2021 to allow more time for 27.3 percent compared to May 2020. traffic accidents cases during the month AIPH made the decision date. He stressed that Qatar the participating countries Moreover, June 2020 saw a month- with 89 percent, followed by severe inju- after citing the time required has been working through- to prepare for the event. ly increase of 87.9 percent in marriage ries by 9 percent. However, nine deaths to organise the exhibition out the pandemic on im- The new dates will see the contracts with 310 new marriages in the were recorded, representing two percent and the difficulties facing plementing a strategy that expo take place from Octo- month. There were also 76 divorce cases. of the total traffic accidents cases. some of the participating would mitigate the pan- ber, 2023, to March, 2024, A total of QR84 million was spent on The report also showed that 3,898 countries in preparing for demic’s economic and social in Qatar for the first time Social Security in June 2020, for 15,448 new vehicles were registered during the the event. impact, noting that the state in the region. More than 80 beneficiaries, recording a monthly de- A total of 361 traffic cases, other than month of June, indicating a monthly in- The Minister of Munici- remains committed to host- countries, in addition to in- crease of 0.4 percent and 0.8 percent, re- those without injuries, was recorded in crease of 107.6 percent and an annual de- pality and Environment HE ing high-level international ternational organisations spectively June 2020, showing a monthly increase crease of 5 percent. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin events such as the Interna- and cities, will take part in Turki Al Subaei welcomed tional Horticultural Expo, the event. HEC Paris in Qatar hosts online COVID-19 recoveries reach 106,849 Tribune News Network webinar for Qatar Foundation staff Doha

Tribune News Network ny’s relationships more robust Qatar on Wednesday re- Doha and identify those relation- corded 273 new COVID-19 ships that needed strength- cases and 246 recoveries, HEC Paris organised an online ening; as well as how to build according to the Ministry of webinar session for the staff of organisational and financial Public Health (MoPH). Qatar Foundation (QF). resilience. With this, active cases in The session, supported In the second session ‘Pro- Qatar reached 3,135 while by QF Learning and Develop- moting agility and innovation the number of total recover- ment to promote employee during times of crisis’, Dr Be- ies stands at 106,849. learning, was led by Dr Serge sanger addressed the topic of In the last 24 hours, the Besanger, professor of Strat- organisational agility and how virus claimed the lives of two egy and Economics at HEC this may represent, to some more patients — aged 60 and Paris and consulting expert world-class programmes, and firms, a paradigm change in 61 — raising the death toll so at the International Monetary The webinar was also impact means sustaining and their way of conducting busi- far to 169. The MoPH said all Fund (IMF). marked by the presence of increasing our contributions ness. the new cases have been in- The webinar was also Dr Pablo Martin de Holan, to the State of Qatar and its in- He stressed the impor- troduced to isolation and are marked by the presence of Dr dean of HEC Paris in stitutions, guided by the Qatar tance of leaving one’s comfort receiving necessary healthcare Pablo Martin de Holan, dean Qatar National Vision 2030.” zone and espousing a culture according to their health status. of HEC Paris in Qatar. The webinar session pro- where error is seen as a posi- “Measures taken to tackle Commenting on the part- its objective with its commit- vided an overview to the cor- tive. COVID-19 in Qatar have suc- nership between HEC Paris ment to the development of a onavirus pandemic and its In the concluding ses- ceeded in flattening the curve and QF, Dr Martin de Holan knowledge-based economy in aftermath - ‘Covid-19: where sion ‘Creating an innovative and limiting the spread of said, “We have completed 10 Qatar.” do we stand?’ and comprised customer focus’, Dr Besanger the virus and the number of years of our partnership with He added, “Over the last three sessions, each of which talked about a number of ideas new daily cases and hospital Qatar Foundation and we are decade, we have set the bench- included a Q&A round. ranging from encouraging the admissions is continuing to very honoured to deliver this mark for executive education In the first session ‘Build- frontline teams to resolving decline each week,” it added. online webinar for its staff. in Qatar by demonstrating ing better resilience during customer issues, and improv- Qatar’s proactive and exten- in the community. Very high quality of care This programme reflectsimpact and excellence which and after a crisis’, Dr Besanger ing customer experiences to sive testing of suspected cas- Qatar has one of the low- provided thorough the public Qatar Foundation’s mission also signals our plan for the fu- offered valuable recommenda- adopting Big Data in a stake- es has enabled us to identify a est COVID-19 death rates in healthcare sector for COV- and that HEC Paris’ share ture. For us, excellence means tions on how to make compa- holder-friendly manner. high number of positive cases the world. This is a result of: ID-19 patients. Ashghal will close three lanes on Omar Al Mokhtar Street, Street from Aug 1

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will close, for a week from August 1, three lanes in one direction of the Omar Al Mokhtar Street and Al Bidda Street for 1.5 km starting from Towers Intersection towards Lekhwair Inter- section while keeping one lane open to traffic. In coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic, the restriction aims to enable completion of infrastructure works as part of the upgrading of some streets in the area. During this period, vehicles on Omar Al Mokhtar Street and Al Biddaa Street will be required to use Al Corniche Street as an alternative route to reach their destinations. Ashghal said it will install road signs advising motorists of the temporary closure. It has requested all road users to abide by the speed limit and follow the road signs to ensure their safety. (TNN) Ministry releases 4,300 young Hamour fish into Qatar waters

The Ministry of Municipality and local fish of economic value locally and release of larvae in national Environment (MME), represented cultivated, and their release into waters to enrich the stocks of these by Department of Fish Resources, national waters to contribute to in- fish and thus increase production has launched 4,300 young Hamour creasing the stock of these species. and thereby contribute to achieving fish weighing 15 grams into Qatar The programme is included in food security requirements. marine waters. the second national development Meanwhile, the Ministry of The young Hamour were pro- strategy 2018-2022 for natural Municipality and the Environment duced by the Aquatic Research resources, which is an ambitious represented by the Department Center in Ras Matbakh. programme supervised by the De- of Public Hygiene has continued This is a continuation of the partment of Fish Resources, and to clean prayer grounds across fish stock enrichment programme, it includes spawning fish species the country in preparation for the which includes the production of desired locally and the production blessed Eid Al-Adha prayers. (TNN)