Qatar Ramps up Safety Measures for Industrial Area Workers
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www.thepeninsula.qa Sunday 19 April 2020 Volume 25 | Number 8232 26 Sha'aban - 1441 2 Riyals BUSINESS | 01 PENMAG | 04 SPORT | 10 Turkey’s banking Classifieds ‘Big 3’ discussing watchdog sets and Services ways to help deposit ratio to section lower-level boost loans included players: Djokovic Qatar ramps up safety measures for Industrial Area workers SIDI MOHAMED sterilisers, masks, gloves have cleansed and sterilised and this To facilitate the process of THE PENINSULA The Ministry of Public Health has already been distributed among them.” contributes to creating a suitable money transfer for workers, a set up an outpatient clinic in the area “A field hospital has been and healthy environment for number of exchanges are opened The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has established on which work is employment.” in the area to provide uninter- said that the general situation in Leaflets have been distributed in more than under way that can accommodate He said that the area hosts a rupted services to workers. Phar- the Industrial Area is quite satis- nine languages to raise awareness a large number of patients to take large number of companies that macies and food supermarkets factory and round-the-clock care of them,” he said. take care of their workers and are also open in the area. operations are conducted to Sterilisers, masks and gloves have been The Ministry of Public Health communicate with them around It is clear from the visit that ensure the needs of food, medical has already set up an outpatient the clock. “Also all food items there is a great deal of cooperation supplies and others are met. distributed among workers. clinic in the area where testing which enter the area are on part of workers regarding “The workers are our brothers and examinations are done and examined by specialists to see taking safety measures to prevent and we seek to protect them with To facilitate money transfer a number of all the needed medical care is their quality and safety,” he said. the spread of COVID-19. The everything we have especially exchanges are opened given for free by the Hamad Media persons were briefed awareness campaigns are also during this crisis. All medical con- Medical Corporation. on the level of the health situation, being run in about nine languages ditions were taken into consider- Al Ghanim pointed out edu- where a hospital with a capacity to raise workers’ understanding ation particularly for the people security commander responsible arrangements in place for the cational leaflets have been dis- of about 200 beds is under con- of the viral disease. who have diabetes or stress dis- for Industrial Area. workers who are quarantined tributed in more than nine lan- struction, and two other hospitals Brigadier Abdullah Khalifa Al eases and others as their health This was disclosed yesterday there. guages by charities and other will be built in future. The Moftah, Director of the Public condition is monitored by during a field trip, which was Al Ghanim, said: “Together organisations. Peninsula also noticed the efforts/ Relations Department at the Min- healthcare professionals around organised by MoI, of media person with the medical teams, we He further said that all the activities of charity organisations istry of Interior said: “We are keen the clock and the authorities are and community leaders to the examined and investigated all efforts were being made to protect including Qatar Charity, which is to communicate with community responding to their requirements,” locked-down streets of Industrial areas and labour accommoda- workers’ rights and also to prevent distributing free food among representatives regarding com- said Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Area.Media and community tions to provide the necessary spread of coronavirus in the workers with each basket suf- munity matters, especially in the Mohammad Al Ghanim, the leaders were briefed about the medical care for workers. Also country. “The area has also been ficing one person for 14 days. Industrial Area.” 190-bed hospital for workers in Industrial Area SJC, MADLSA hold labour SIDI MOHAMED dispute sessions remotely THE PENINSULA QNA — DOHA specified during the session, to Qatar is building a 190-bed communicate visually with the hospital, that will include 40 The Supreme Judicial Council judge in charge of labour dis- beds, to deal with the emergency (SJC) in cooperation with the putes, who will for his part be care for the workers who are Ministry of Administrative connected to the visual com- quarantined in Industrial Area. Development, Labor, and Social munication system, as well as The move is part of its efforts to Affairs (MADLSA), began the communication of other ensure better medical care for the holding sessions of the Labor stakeholders is also visible, workers. Dispute Resolution Committee similar to the employers The area will get three hos- (LDRC) “remotely” to decide on through a link sent to them pitals which will carry tests and urgent cases and requests. from the Ministry. extend medical care to the The sessions were held The sessions using the workers there. through the use of the visual visual communication tech- This was disclosed yesterday communication technology nology will allow urgent cases during a field trip of media currently adopted by SJC in to be considered, and the Min- person and community leaders holding trial sessions as part of istry will also provide full tech- organised by the Ministry of the preventive measures and nical support to workers who Interior to visit the locked-down efforts to curb the spread of do not have adequate means streets of Industrial Area. “Con- the coronavirus. of communication and attend struction work of one hospital is It is scheduled to hold the the session headquarters at the under way and a plan has been sessions of the committees for dates set for them. Dr. Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, Director of Hamad International Training Centre at Hamad Medical chalked out to set up two more the settlement of labour dis- This approach to holding Corporation and Chair of Kulluna for Health and Safety Campaign, speaks to media on the safety hospitals,” said Dr. Khalid putes at the headquarters of the such sessions comes within the PIC: ABDUL BASIT/THE PENINSULA Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, Director measures in Industrial Area for ensuring a normal life for workers. committees in the Al Huda framework of keenness to of Hamad International Training Tower of the Ministry by allo- protect the rights of workers Centre at Hamad Medical Cor- beds for emergency care. we will set up an observation already set up an outpatient clinic cating a hall equipped with and employers and to provide poration, who is in charge of “We appreciate the private facility for people who need to in the area where testing and visual communication means. a healthy and safe environment medical care activities at the area. sector for allowing us to use their stay for a day or two under examination is being done and The workers who do not have for the resolution of disputes He said that the first hospital building. A Qatari businessman observation,” he added. all the needed medication is appropriate means of commu- that may arise between them will have 190 beds including 40 has given us his building where Ministry of Public Health has given free by the HMC. nication will attend the day with appropriate precautions. MME campaign trains Qatar records recovery of 46 patients from children remotely COVID-19, 345 new cases & one death THE PENINSULA — DOHA yesterday. residents. The new infected death. The Ministry extends to fight coronavirus Most of the new cases of cases have been placed under condolences and sympathy to The Ministry of Public Health COVID-19 are people, who complete isolation and they the family of the deceased. The THE PENINSULA — DOHA by eateries or other food (MoPH) has announced the were in contact with the are receiving necessary death toll due to COVID-19 is outlets. registration of 345 new existing cases among citizens medical care. eight in Qatar, as of The Ministry of Municipality Al Zaidan who is also a confirmed COVID-19 cases and and other residents, and a The Ministry also yesterday. and Environment (MME) has member of the committee for also the recovery of 46 number of other new cases are announced that a man, aged The total number of launched a campaign to volunteering work support patients. The Ministry has also among migrant workers. Some 59, who was infected with COVID-19 cases recorded in educate children remotely initiative educated children announced the death of a cases of the virus were dis- COVID-19, suffered an acute Qatar stands at 5,008, among about the importance of about health and safety rules person due to COVID-19, covered among citizens and heart attack that led to his them 510 have recovered and receiving home delivery and regulations. there are 4,490 active cases services safely. Giving safety tips to COVID-19COVID-19 QATARQATAR UPDATESUPDATES ONON 1418 APRILAPRIL 20202020 under treatment. The Ministry The campaign ‘Junior children, Al Zaidan said that has conducted 1,811 tests yes- Home Inspector’ provides it is necessary for junior terday taking the total tests basic information to children inspectors to wear face mask NEW CASES done in the country to 60,139. about receiving home and glove properly and make ANNOUNCED 345 The Ministry said in a delivery services safely, said sure that delivery boy is also NEW statement that, the noticeable the Ministry in a release. wearing them while deliv- RECOVERIES increase in the number of con- The junior inspectors are ering food items at the door. 46 firmed new cases of infection told to conduct inspection The junior inspectors TOTAL is due to several reasons, while receiving food items were also instructed to keep CASES 5008 including the fact that the from delivery boys.