SUNDAY APRIL 18, 2021 RAMADAN 6, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5235 QR 2 Fajr: 3:50 am Dhuhr: 11:33 am P ARTLY CLOUDY Asr: 3:03 pm Maghrib: 5:59 pm HIGH : 37°C LOW : 24 °C Isha: 7:29 pm RAMADAN TIMING World 7 Business 8 Sports 12 TODAY TOMORROW IFTAR IMSAK Raul Castro says he will Doha Bank playing vital role in Hamilton beats step down, marking end of enhancing Qatar’s trade with Red Bull’s Perez for 5:59PM 3:49AM an era for Cuba Sri Lanka: Seetharaman Imola pole Qatar committed to fair production and supply of 35 years & above now eligible vaccines: Sheikha Alya QATAR has affirmed its moral for COVID-19 vaccine: MoPH and humanitarian commitment to ensure fair production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines all over the world. However, More than 1,225,000 vaccine doses have been administered so far Qatar warned that the big gap QNA in vaccine availability could DOHA derail the efforts made to Lowering the eligibility threshold to achieve the sustainable devel- THE Ministry of Public 35 years of age will enable a wider opment goals by 2030. Health (MoPH) has lowered section of our population to be In a statement before the age threshold for COV- vaccinated and become protected against the United Nations Economic ID-19 vaccine eligibility to 35 COVID-19. Since the start of March, we and Social Council session years. have almost doubled the number of weekly “A Vaccine for All, Permanent The change comes as part vaccines administered and in the past Representative of Qatar to the be achieved unless everyone of the phased roll-out of the seven days alone we have administered United Nations HE Sheikha recovers in a framework of National COVID-19 Vaccina- over 160,000 doses, across more than Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani international cooperation and tion Programme which con- 35 vaccination centres.” emphasised that Qatar is solidarity in the face of the tinues to pick up pace and has ranked ninth globally in terms global health crisis. now administered more than — Dr Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of the of the ratio of people who She said Qatar allocated 1,225,000 vaccine doses to National Health Strategic Group were vaccinated compared to $20 million to the Global the most at-risk members of on COVID-19 the total population, through Alliance for Vaccines and Qatar’s population. the national vaccine pro- Immunization, in addition to “Lowering the eligibility gramme that includes every Qatar Fund for Development’s threshold to 35 years of age will of Infectious Diseases at Ham- Managing Director of Pri- people over 50 years of age have their appointment. People eligible person who lives in signing of a core contribution enable a wider section of our ad Medical Corporation. mary Health Care Corporation now received at least one vac- who meet the new 35 years of Qatar whether citizen or agreement with the World population to be vaccinated “One in three adults in Dr Mariam Abdulmalik said cine dose, meaning the majority age and above eligibility crite- resident. Health Organization (WHO) for and become protected against Qatar has already received the lowering of the age thresh- of the most at-risk members of ria and who have already reg- Sheikha Alya said Qatar $10 million to support WHOs COVID-19. Since the start of at least one vaccine dose and old has been made possible our population are now well on istered their interest online via understands that recovering Thirteenth General Programme March, we have almost dou- Qatar ranks ninth in the world thanks to the high rate of vac- the way to becoming protected the vaccine registration ser- from the pandemic cannot of Work (GPW13). PAGE 6 bled the number of weekly vac- for total vaccine doses ad- cination within the older, most against the virus,” she stated. vice on the Ministry of Public cines administered and in the ministered per 100 people, in at-risk, age groups. Dr Abdulmalik explained Health website will be given past seven days alone we have countries with a population “We know that age is the that following the change in priority for appointments over administered over 160,000 of at least one million. This most significant risk factor in in- age limit, the appointment the next few weeks.” doses, across more than 35 remarkable achievement was creasing an individual’s chances process for vaccinations re- Dr Al Khal explained that vaccination centres,” said Dr possible thanks to the over- of developing severe complica- mains the same. “PHCC teams receiving the COVID-19 vac- QFC, Labuan IBFC sign Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of whelming response of the tions due to the virus. About will continue to directly con- cine during the Holy Month the National Health Strategic public to the vaccination pro- 82.6 percent of people over 60 tact people who are eligible by of Ramadan does not break a deal to boost cooperation Group on COVID-19 and Head gramme,” he added. years of age and 73 percent of SMS or phone call to arrange person’s fast. QNA DOHA QATAR Financial Centre Author- ity (QFC Authority) has signed a Qatar sees drop in Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Labuan IBFC Inc to daily COVID cases develop long term cooperation and boost economic and finan- cial sector ties between the two TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK financial centers. DOHA The MoU, which Chief Executive Officer of QFC Yousuf ate in Labuan IBFC and allow THE number of daily COV- Mohamed Al Jaida and Chief relevant financial institutions in ID-19 infections in Qatar Executive Officer of Labuan IBFC Labuan IBFC to operate in the dropped on Saturday after Inc Farah Jaafar-Crossby signed QFC, subject to the approval of staying over 970 for many on April 15, entails a commit- competent authorities. Both fi- days. ment to collaborate on certain nancial centres also agreed to Qatar on Saturday re- objectives including, but not collaborate on financial sector ported 827 COVID-19 cases limited to, marketing, awareness domains, such as setting up — 579 from community and activities and identification of business operations with re- 248 from travellers returning and 83 years succumbed to mutually beneficial initiatives. spect to Islamic finance, digital from abroad, the Ministry of the virus. Seven of them had Under the structure of the finance, capital markets, asset Public Health (MoPH) said in a history of chronic disease. agreement, QFC and Labuan and investment management, its daily report. All were receiving the neces- IBFC committed to exploring a and other relevant financial in- On Friday there were 978 sary medical care. mutually beneficial framework stitutions and financial service cases, on Thursday 989, and The MoPH said a total of to allow relevant financial providers within their ecosys- on Wednesday 984 cases. 1,225,110 COVID-19 vaccine institutions in Qatar to oper- tems. PAGE 8 Also, 659 people recov- doses have been administered BRITISH ROYAL FAmiLY BIDS FAREWELL TO PRINCE PhiLip ered from the virus in the since the start of the National past 24 hours, bringing the COVID-19 Vaccination Pro- The coffin of Britain’s Prince Philip was interred in the royal vault of St George’s Chapel in Windsor at total number of recoveries in gramme. As many as 15,462 the end of a funeral service that featured just 30 mourners on Saturday. Queen Elizabeth II, his wife of Qatar to 173,257. COVID-19 vaccine doses have Iran nuclear talks to continue amid 73 years, was forced to sit alone during the service due to the strict coronavirus regulations in place in Sadly, nine people aged been administered in the past signs of ‘progress’ (PG 5) England. The prince was laid to rest just over a week after he died aged 99. (DPA) PAGE 7 44, 45, 53, 59, 60, 65, 70, 76 24 hours, it added. Action against 362 for Thousands to benefit from Awqaf food distribution scheme flouting COVID norms QNA eral Department of Endowments for DOHA About 1,500 families and 2,500 implementing the project, noting that TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK persons to the Public Prosecu- workers will benefit from the food this cooperation comes for the second DOHA tion for not maintaining safe ABOUT 1,500 families and 2,500 year under exceptional circumstances. physical distancing and four workers will benefit from the second kit distribution project of the The project and its accompanying AS many as 362 people were for not installing the Ehteraz edition of the food kit distribution pro- General Department of campaign stem from the belief of the on Saturday referred to Public application. ject of the General Department of En- Endowments of the Ministry of General Department of Endowments Prosecution for violating various The measures are in line with dowments of the Ministry of Endow- Endowments and Islamic Affairs in promoting the culture of giving COVID-19 safety norms. the Cabinet decision, Decree ments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf). and spreading the spirit of human- While 282 people were Law No 17 of 1990 on infectious The project will be implemented in Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem food baskets to needy families and ity among different segments of so- booked for not wearing masks, diseases, and the precaution- cooperation with Hifz Al Naema Cen- Al Thani. workers, adding that the initiative has ciety and the participation of needy three faced action for breaking ary measures in force in the tre, a Qatari food-saving social organi- Dr Sheikh Khalid said the scheme been launched with the support of the families and workers group during a rule that bans more than four country to contain the spread of sation.