Mastercard Al Sadd partnersp with hammer Al QDBQD to support Sailiya as Al Qatar’sQa fintech Rayyan beat community Al Gharafa BUSINESS | 01 SPORT | 12 TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 20 MUHARRAM - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8374 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Choose the network of heroes Enjoy the Internet Effective measures likely to make next Qatar wins 2020 World wave of COVID-19 infections weaker Summit on Information SIDI MOHAMED Society Award for e-Science THE PENINSULA There may be small waves until the end of the year Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of that sometimes may rise and subside. QNA — DOHA the National Strategic Group on digital progress achieved by COVID-19 and Head of the What is worrying in these waves is that the The State of Qatar, repre- the State of Qatar within the Infectious Diseases Division at infection is widespread among Qataris, professional sented by Qatar Open Data Qatar Digital Government Hamad Medical Corporation, residents, and young people under 20 years. Portal of the Ministry of strategy. has said that the next wave of Transport and Communica- She indicated that this COVID-19 infections is expected Adherence to preventive measures will not be for tions (MoTC), won the 2020 is an indication of its to be weaker than the previous years, but only until the emergence of vaccination. World Summit on Infor- progress in improving its one, due to the timely and mation Society (WSIS 2020) online services provided to effective measures taken by the The final results regarding vaccine will be available Award for e-Science. the public, facilitating it in concerned authorities. to us by the end of October or November this year. The announcement came the cyberspace, and getting “The wave that we experi- yesterday during enced in the second half of May Most of the school teachers and staff have been the opening and the first week of June was a tested and their results are negative. activities of the relatively large, and we do not last week of the expect to witness it again. There WSIS 2020, may be small waves until the end Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of the National Strategic Group on COVID-19 which is of the year that sometimes may and Head of the Infectious Diseases Division at Hamad Medical Corporation organised by the rise and subside, but it would not International reach the same level that we expe- Telecommunication Union rid of the restrictions of rienced before,” said Dr. Al Khal, pointed out that “Adherence to especially among young people, school teachers and staff have via videoconferencing and time and place, wishing for talking to Qatar TV, yesterday. preventive measures will not so that they do not transmit the been tested and their results are continues until tomorrow. the permanent presence of “What is worrying in these be for years, but only until the virus to the elderly.” negative. Also, the Ministry of Acting Assistant Under- Qatar’s digital government waves is that the infection is emergence of vaccination and The number of daily infec- Public Health will conduct secretary for Information projects and programs on the widespread among Qataris, the results are encouraging and tions in coronaviurs has random tests on students as Technology Affairs at the coronation platforms to raise professional residents, and reassuring so far from pharma- decreased dramatically com- well, to make sure that the virus MoTC, Mashael Ali Al Qatar’s name high in interna- young people under 20 years, ceutical companies.” pared to the past months, does not spread among them. Hammadi expressed hap- tional forums. and thus the possibility that “The final results in this thanks to the efforts made by “I advise young people to piness that Qatar Open Data Al Hammadi added that they transmit the virus to their regard will be available to us by the Qatari government, repre- adhere to the preventive Portal is the winner of the MoTC thanks all government families and older people who the end of October or November sented by the Ministry of Public measures, because the danger WSIS 2020 e-Science award, agencies’ partners in the have chronic diseases.” In this this year,” he added. Regarding Health and with the support of of the virus even if it less among congratulating the State of portal for providing all the case, he said, it will increase the precautionary measures, he said other entities, Al Khal said. the young, but they may Qatar for winning this award, data and statistics needed for number of cases that will enter that “people must take caution Regarding schools fears, he transmit the virus to elderly and which represents an interna- the portal. the hospital and intensive care. like before. Care must be taken said that the indicators so far people with chronic disease,” tional recognition for the `P4 Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal more during this period, are reassuring and most of the he added. Ignore rumours Qatar Airways’ Africa network about COVID-19 increases to 10 destinations cases in schools, says official THE PENINSULA — DOHA Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Mogadishu, expand our network in Africa. Nairobi, Tunis and Zanzibar. We know the Nigerian diaspora THE PENINSULA — DOHA Qatar Airways announced Qatar Airways passengers is spread across the globe and yesterday resumption of four travelling from Lagos can enjoy we are thankful to the Nigerian The four times weekly service to Africa’s An official at the Ministry of weekly flights to Murtala more flexible travel options with Government for their support in largest city will be operated by Qatar Education and Higher Muhammed International seamless connections via the helping us to reunite family and Airways’ state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Education has clarified that Airport (LOS) Lagos, Nigeria most connected and Best friends with their loved ones. only some classrooms in a few from September 10. Airport in the Middle East, With our mixed fleet of fuel-effi- Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in Business schools have been temporarily The four times weekly Hamad International Airport. cient aircraft, we are able to Class and 232 seats in Economy Class. closed due to COVID-19 infec- service to Africa’s largest city The airline currently operates resume Lagos services with the tions and they are continuing will be operated by Qatar over 650 weekly flights to more right sized aircraft that will their classes online. Airways’ state-of-the-art than 85 destinations across the enable us to respond quickly to Adviser to the Minister of Boeing 787 Dreamliner fea- globe including 27 destinations passenger demand and increase to supporting the recovery of connectivity than any other Education and Higher Edu- turing 22 seats in Business Class in Asia-Pacific, 32 in Europe frequencies, offering our pas- international tourism across the airline to help take people cation, Mohamad Al Bashri, and 232 seats in Economy Class. and nine in North America, such sengers more flexibility to travel continent while also maintaining home. This enabled the airline said while speaking to Qatar With the addition of Lagos, as Guangzhou, Houston, Kuala when they want. vital supply chains to support to accumulate unmatched Radio that the attendance in Qatar Airways’ network in Lumpur, London and New York. “With 44 weekly flights to African businesses.” experience in carrying pas- most schools is over 85 percent Africa will expand to ten desti- Qatar Airways Group Chief 10 destinations across Africa and According to the latest IATA sengers safely and reliably and of total required attendance nations with 44 weekly flights Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: plans for further resumptions in data, Qatar Airways has become uniquely positioned the airline which is 30 percent for the first to the continent including Addis “We are delighted to resume line with the easing of entry the largest international carrier to effectively rebuild its semester of the academic year Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, flights to Lagos and further restrictions, we are committed since April offering more global network. `P2 2020-21. He said that more than 340,000 students and over 30,000 teaching staff are attending government and Hospitality, realty sectors show resilience in first half of 2020 private schools and the cases of coronavirus infections are SACHIN KUMAR In the residential real estate scheduled to be handed over efficient health strategies, the have gone ahead with their very few and almost negligible THE PENINSULA sector, the total residential this year,” Banach added. government had announced an projects in spite of difficulties and there is no need for fear or supply totalled 300,550 units, Proactive government pol- economic stimulus package of that emerged due to corona- anxiety. He stressed that the Qatar’s hospitality and real at the end of the first of half of icies have played a crucial role QR75bn to support and provide virus pandemic outbreak. infected people are dealt pro- estate sectors have added new 2020. “The first six months of in helping Qatar’s hospitality relief to those impacted the The number of residential fessionally through an projects in the first six months 2020 saw the completion of and real estate market. In most by the effects of corona- units expected to be added in approved protocol and in of the current year, demon- 2,250 apartments and 700 villas addition to implementing virus pandemic. Companies the second half of this year is coordination with the Min- strating resilience despite likely to exceed the total istry of Public Health (MoPH) exceptional situation created by number of units delivered in the and school administration as COVID-19 pandemic. Between Between January and first half of 2020. The half- well.