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No Need to Panic Over COVID-19, Says Moph Over 3,000 Tested for Virus: Officials No Plans to Close Down Schools in Qatar QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2020 RAJAB 13, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4888 QR 2 Fajr: 4:35 am Dhuhr: 11:45 am Asr: 3:08 pm Maghrib: 5:40 pm MOST Isha: 7:10 pm PRODUCTS You name it, STARTING FROM we have it! QR Business 8 Sports 11 7 Ooredoo partners with Deusser tops Longines FINE Hyatt Plaza | Mall of Qatar | Gulf Mall | Al Khor Mall HIGH : 29°C Doha Festival City| Ezdan Mall - Wakrah 4015 6999 Huawei to provide 5G Global Champions Tour LOW : 16°C services in 5 nations Grand Prix of Doha Opening soon in Mirqab Mall SHEIKHA MOZA OPENS QF’S EQUINE VETERINARY MEDICAL CENTER No need to panic over COVID-19, says MoPH Over 3,000 tested for virus: Officials No plans to close down schools in Qatar CATHERINE W GICHUKI DOHA MORE than 3, 000 people have been tested for corona- virus (COVID-19) so far in Qa- tar and only 12 of them tested positive for the virus, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) offi- cials said at a press conference on Saturday. The officials assured that there is no need to panic as Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, officially opened Al Shaqab’s all the suspected cases were Equine Veterinary Medical Center on Saturday. The world-class equine healthcare and research facility is the put at quarantine facilities on first of its kind in the Middle East, offering specialised medical services as well as research programmes to their arrival in Doha and they promote veterinary sciences. During a tour of the Education City-based centre — a member of Qatar Foun- never had any interaction with Ministry of Public Health officials address a press conference in Doha on Saturday. dation — to mark its opening, Sheikha Moza was given an insight into its services, technologies, and equine anyone. healthcare practices, while also meeting members of its team. (HHOPL/AR AL BAKER) PAGE 2 All indicators on the possi- Regarding travelling, he bility of spread of the virus in said people who are above 60 the country remain low, they One more tests positive for virus years old, or with or without added. in Qatar, total cases reach 12 chronic diseases to postpone Director of Public Health their travel plans. Department Sheikh Dr Mo- THE Ministry of Public Health “It is better for them not to hammed bin Hamad al Thani on Saturday reported a new travel and they can lower the Many firms in pipeline said the cases that have tested confirmed case of coronavirus burden on us to bring them positive so far are those who (COVID-19) in Qatar, taking back, in case they fall sick. Here, for QSE listing: Official returned from Iran. the total number of cases in we have the treatment, system, “The patients who tested the country to 12. and wait and see what is com- SATYENDRA PATHAK positive for the virus are being The infected patient – a ing in the next few months.” DOHA treated at the Communicable Qatari citizen who recently He stressed that the cur- Disease Center (CDC). All the returned from Iran --- is under- rent situation does not require QATAR Stock Exchange (QSE) infected patients are in stable going treatment at the Com- his arrival. The chances of the closing schools given that the is in talks with a good number condition,” he said, adding municable Disease Center disease outbreak in Qatar are chances of spread of the dis- of companies that are serious that, “We are giving them all under complete quarantine. still low, it added. ease in Qatar remains low. about getting listed on the lo- the protocols of the disease to His condition is stable, the The MoPH has reiterated He said they are constant- 70 trapped as cal bourse, the exchange’s list- ensure that there is no sudden MoPH said. that its coronavirus contact ly evaluating the ministry’s quarantine hotel ing director has said. deterioration of health.” In a statement, the MoPH centre is ready to receive measures and its effectiveness “Good number of local He said so far not a single confirmed that the patient reports or inquiries related to in stopping the spread of the in China collapses companies is in the pipeline case has been reported from the has not had any contact with the virus around the clock on virus. AROUND 70 people were to get listed on QSE. The files some of these family-owned community and the chances of community members since the toll-free number (16000). trapped after the collapse are at different stages of listing companies especially those the virus spread are very low. Continued on page 2 of a hotel used as a coro- process. The listing process who have applied to be listed navirus quarantine facility in takes more than a year from are currently at an advanced eastern China on Saturday, the date of submission of the stage. officials said. At least 38 files. Some of the files are at Emadi said that QSE has Quarantine facilities offering best care: Officials people have so far been advanced stages of listing pro- taken various initiatives to rescued from the rubble cess. As soon as they are ready, increase the number of listed CATHERINE W GICHUKI said all suspected cases being can order from outside.” place to prevent those offer- of the 80-room Xinjia hotel we are all prepared to welcome companies by raising aware- DOHA kept at the quarantine facilities Several buildings across ing services at the quarantine in coastal Quanzhou city. them on the exchange,” Qatar ness of the benefits of listing enjoying excellent services. the country and a hotel have facilities getting infections. Officials have yet to confirm Stock Exchange (QSE) Listing on the exchange. THE quarantine facilities in “They have their phones, been turned into quarantine “Different swabs are taken whether anyone died in the Director Abdul Aziz al Emadi Besides holding seminars Qatar are of world-class and WiFi, and they can speak facilities, he said. from them before they leave accident. Quanzhou authori- told Qatar Tribune. and workshops in association the patients are being offered to their families. They are “We have big and small that place. We also have peo- ties said over 700 rescue A number of family busi- with our partners, he said, excellent services, according served well,” he said, adding areas that can accommodate ple from different companies workers had been deployed nesses in Qatar have shown the exchange has also initi- to health officials. that they can call if they need hundreds of people for quar- who serve these people and to the scene along with growing interests to turn their ated one-to-one talks with the Sheikh Dr Mohammed bin to be served any kind of food antine,” he said. have to follow the protocol ambulances, excavators companies into public share- owners of family-owned com- Hamad al Thani, Director of they want. He said all necessary and ready to be tested if need and cranes. (AFP) holding entities, Emadi said, panies to persuade them to go the Public Health Department, “Food or anything, they measures have been put in be,” he said. adding the discussions with public. PAGE 8 Doha Oasis experiential theme Saudi Arabia detains king’s brother, park to open soon nephew in crackdown: Reports audi Arabia has detained comment by Saudi authorities. question his ability to lead Stwo senior members of the The detentions mark the following the 2018 murder of royal family — Prince Ahmed latest crackdown by Crown prominent journalist Jamal bin Abdulaziz, the younger Prince Mohammed bin Sal- Khashoggi by Saudi agents and brother of King Salman, and man, King Salman’s son and a major attack on Saudi oil in- Mohammed bin Nayef, the the de facto ruler of the king- frastructure last year, sources NMoQ wins two king’s nephew — according dom. have told Reuters news agency. to reports citing sources with Prince Mohammed, also The sources said royals knowledge of the matter. known as MBS, has moved to seeking to change the line of LCD Berlin Awards The Wall Street Journal consolidate power since re- succession view Prince Ahmed, THE National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) reported the detentions of the placing his cousin, Moham- King Salman’s only surviv- has become the only cultural destination two royals on Friday and said med bin Nayef, as heir to the ing full brother, as a possible in the world to have won two prestigious they related to an alleged coup throne in 2017. Later that year, choice who would have the LCD Berlin Awards: the New Culture Des- attempt. Bloomberg also re- he arrested dozens of royals support of family members, tinations of the Year award in the ‘Middle ported the detentions, quoting and business people, in what the security apparatus and THE Doha Oasis Quest, the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ indoor, experiential theme park, east and Africa’ category and the Leading a source as saying that the pair was billed as a move against some Western powers. located at the heart of the Doha Oasis project is in the final stages of construction. Culture Destinations of the Year award for were accused of “treason”. corruption that was draining In late 2018, a video Quest consists of 22 attractions featuring a mix of seven thrill-based, eight family- Best Museum Shop. Now in their sixth edi- Mohammed bin Nayef’s state coffers. emerged of Prince Ahmed fac- oriented and seven kid-focused attractions. The project consists of a stand-alone tion, the LCD Awards highlight the world’s younger brother, Prince Nawaf But the crown prince has ing protesters outside his Lon- seven-star luxury hotel, a three-storey shopping mall, elliptically shaped luxury best established and emerging cultural bin Nayef, had also been de- fuelled resentment among don residence and in which he residential suites, and a state-of-the-art, fully climatised indoor Themed Experience destinations, recognising their exceptional tained, according to the New some prominent branches of seemed to criticise King Sal- Centre (TEC).
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