Schools Are Safe, No Reason to Fear Or Worry
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QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune TUESDAY QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 MUHARRAM 20, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5046 QR 2 Fajr: 3:59 am Dhuhr: 11:32 am Asr: 3:00 pm Maghrib: 5:47 pm Isha: 7:17 pm Business 9 Sports 13 MoCI, QC sign MoU Djokovic says ‘so sorry’ FINE to issue Arab but feels shouldn’t have HIGH : 42°C e-certificate of origin been disqualified LOW : 30°C COVID-19 recoveries surpass 117,000 Schools are safe, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA no reason to fear QATAR on Monday reported 253 corona- virus (COVID-19) cases -- 233 from com- munity and 20 from travellers returning from abroad, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said in its daily report. or worry: Official Also, 243 people recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in Qatar to 85% attendance 117,241. Sadly, two more people – aged 71 and 76 – succumbed to the virus, tak- in most schools ing the death toll in the country to 205. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The MoPH said all the new cases DOHA have been introduced to isolation and are receiving necessary healthcare ac- THE number of coronavirus cases re- cording to their health status. ported in schools is very few and there is no reason to fear or worry, a senior ministry official has said. The schools are safe for children, he added. “Among more than 340,000 stu- dents and 30,000 teachers in schools, Continuous coordination between the QRCS PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN AID the number of cases that have been Ministry of Education and Higher Educa- confirmed to have coronavirus is very tion and the Ministry of Public Health to TO HELP SUDAN FIGHT COVID-19 few,” Mohamed Al Bishri, an advi- ensure safety in schools. The first and second batches of medical aid sent by the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), in coopera- sor to the Minister of Education and tion with the Turkish Red Crescent, arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, on Monday to help the country combat Higher Education, told Qatar Radio. with the Ministry of Public Health the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The cargo containing 12.5 tonnes of medical equipment and mate- “There is no reason to fear,” he re- and school administration. rials will enable hospitals and quarantine centres to treat COVID-19 patients and ensure protection for the iterated. “There is a permanent and con- medical professionals engaged in the pandemic response. PAGE 16 Some classrooms in few schools tinuous coordination between the have been temporarily suspended Ministry of Education and Higher due to COVID-19 cases and they are Education (MoEHE) and the Ministry continuing their learning online, he of Public Health (MoPH),” Al Bishri added. Most schools have reported 85 added. percent attendance. He urged parents to ignore ru- Qatar may see small COVID-19 He said the infected cases are be- mours and to rely on official sources ing dealt with professionally through for information on the COVID-19 sit- 3 more held for violating an approved protocol in coordination uation in Qatar. home-quarantine pledge waves until year-end: Dr Al Khal QNA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK infections among the most vul- DOHA DOHA nerable people. This will lead to an increase in the number of THREE more persons were arrested on QATAR will not experience the people admitted to hospital for QA expands its network in Monday for violating the home-quaran- same intensity of coronavirus treatment and many of them tine pledge they undertook as part of (COVID-19) it witnessed during may require intensive care.” efforts to contain the spread of coronavi- its peak in May and June, but it “Everyone should be more Africa to 10 destinations rus (COVID-19). will see small waves of the virus, careful now, especially the The arrests were made in implementa- a senior health official has said. youth, as we recently noticed tion of the precautionary measures ap- “We will probably go that the virus is spreading proved by the health authorities represent- through small waves, between among young men and wom- ed by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) ups and downs, until the end en under the age of 20,” he and its supporting bodies to ensure public of the year,” Dr Abdullatif Al Dr Abdullatif Al Khal. warned. safety. The violators are subject to legal ac- Khal, Chair of the National Dr Al Khal said efforts made countability in accordance with the proce- Strategic Group on COVID-19, ● by the authorities to limit the dures of the health authorities. told Qatar TV. Virus is spreading spread of the virus succeeded in The arrested persons, who are “What is worrisome is that among young people educating the community and currently being referred to prosecution, the virus spread will be more under the age of 20 raising awareness. However, have been identified as Rashid Bakhit concentrated in two categories there are people who do not fol- Hamad Al Twaijer Al Marri, Abdul-Mohsen — Qataris and expatriate pro- ● Virus spread likely to low the preventive and precau- Hazam Mohammed Rashid Al Marri and fessionals. These two groups in- concentrate among tionary measures, leading to the QATAR Airways (QA) has resumed four weekly flights to Murtala Muhammed Saeed Hamad Mohammed Al Ghufran Al clude the elderly and those with spread of the virus. International Airport (LOS) Lagos, Nigeria, from September 10. With the addition Marri. The authorities concerned called chronic diseases,” he cautioned. Qataris and expat He warned that the young- of Lagos, Qatar Airways’ network in Africa will expand to 10 destinations with 44 on citizens and residents who are sub- Dr Al Khal, who is also the professionals sters should not become negli- weekly flights to the continent, including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, ject to quarantine to fully adhere to the head of the Communicable Dis- gent in adhering to precaution- Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Mogadishu, Nairobi, Tunis and Zanzibar. The airline operates requirements set by the MoPH to ensure eases Department at Hamad ary measures such as wearing over 650 weekly flights to more than 85 destinations across the globe, including their safety and the safety of others. Medical Corporation, said, to be relatively smaller, the face masks and maintaining 27 destinations in Asia-Pacific, 32 in Europe and nine in North America. PAGE 2 “Though the waves are likely concern is that it may lead to social distance. Ashghal opens 3.7-km-long Al Khufoos Street to traffic QNA tal Road, as it provides an alterna- DOHA tive route to the parallel Al Waab Street. COINCIDING with new school The new road intersects with year 2020-21, the Public Works the vital Al Furousiya Street to Authority (Ashghal) has opened connect the traffic coming from Al the 3.7-km-long Al Khufoos Street, Rayyan and West Doha, passing stretching from Al Furousiya through Umm AlJamajim Street, Street to Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor Mehairja Street, Umm Al Tin and Doha Expressway to serve ar- Street, to Sabah Al Ahmad Corri- eas of Murraikh, Al Mehairja and dor and Al Amir Street (Doha Ex- Luaib, the areas which have sev- pressway) to connect traffic to Al eral schools, sport and businesses Sadd east. nearby. HPD Manager Eng Bader Al Khufoos Street will improve Darwish said the opening coin- traffic in the area after its huge de- cides with new school year, es- velopment. pecially as there are many edu- The street, which consisted of cational institutions, schools and a lane in each direction, has been sporting facilities in the area like revamped into three lanes in each Al Khufoos Street will improve traffic in the area. Aspire Zone and Khalifa Interna- direction to accommodate about tional Stadium, Aspire Zone, Vil- 10,000 vehicles per hour, reduc- percent. rect traffic movement from Doha use the parallel Al Waab Street to Al Waab connecting directly to Al laggio Mall and the Equestrian ing travel time by more than 60 The opening will provide a di- Expressway without the need to reach Mehairja, Murraikh, and Rayyan and Muaither from the vi- Club..