Qatar Calls for Ending Unjust, Unlawful Blockade Ramadan QNA — DOHA Virus Pandemic
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www.thepeninsula.qa Sunday 26 April 2020 Volume 25 | Number 8239 3 Ramadan - 1441 2 Riyals BUSINESS | 01 PENMAG | 04 SPORT | 10 QBA and DEiK Classifieds Rossi hold ‘Qatar and Services to make Turkey Business section career Council’ meeting included decision Amir exchanges Qatar calls for ending unjust, unlawful blockade Ramadan QNA — DOHA virus pandemic. Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the United She added that unlawful greetings with The State of Qatar has renewed Nations presents written statement to the UN unilateral measures undermine President of Iran the call to end the unjust and Security Council. this cooperation and directly unlawful blockade imposed on affect the countries of the region QNA — DOHA it, stressing the disappointment Blockade is “one of the crises that has complicated and all their people in facing the of the accounts upon which the the situation in the region and cast negative spread of the pandemic. Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin blockading countries relied on She stressed that “ending Hamad Al Thani exchanged to undermine the State of Qatar shadows on its security and stability”. the illegal and unjust blockade greetings with President of the and its sovereign decision, as of the State of Qatar has become Islamic Republic of Iran H E well as the failure of the policies The solidarity and regional cooperation has become more urgent, and ending the Dr. Hassan Rouhani, on the that relied on the separation of more necessary amid the coronavirus pandemic. blockading countries’ blocking occasion of the holy month of brotherly peoples. of their airspace for Qatar air- Ramadan, in a telephone It stated that these policies State of Qatar adheres to its principles based on craft, which is a violation of conversation yesterday have affected the solidarity and respect for international law and the Charter of the international law and the pro- afternoon. regional cooperation, which has United Nations. visions of the Chicago Interna- become more necessary amid tional Aviation Agreement.” In Ramadan Timing the outbreak of the coronavirus Qatar reiterated its readiness to settle the crisis this context, she referred to the pandemic. peacefully through constructive and unconditional complaint submitted by the This came in a statement by State of Qatar to the Interna- Today's Iftar: Ambassador H E Sheikha Alia dialogue based on mutual respect. tional Civil Aviation Organi- Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Per- sation (ICAO). 6:05pm manent Representative of the Despite the continuation of State of Qatar to the United of the crises that has compli- She added: “Since then, the undermine Qatar and its sov- these policies and procedures Nations, in writing to the UN cated the situation in the region bad intentions behind the pro- ereign decision. against the State of Qatar, Her Tomorrow's Security Council, which held a and cast negative shadows on vocative and misleading cam- Her Excellency indicated Excellency noted the State of Imsak: virtual meeting on Thursday, on its security and stability”. The paign against the State of Qatar the failure of the policies that Qatar’s adherence to its prin- 03:31 “the situation in the Middle East, crisis that they unlawfully fab- had been revealed, and it had depended on the separation of ciples based on respect for including the Palestinian issue.” ricated, under the pretext of become clear that the lies that brotherly peoples and the international law and the Her Excellency pointed to flimsy states that imposed an had been based on it were null damage to solidarity and Charter of the United Nations, the crisis created by the block- unjust blockade, and illegal uni- and void,” stressing the disap- regional cooperation, which as it successfully resorted to ading countries with the State lateral actions on my country pointment of the blockading became more necessary amid international legal frame- of Qatar, saying that it is “one in June 2017, she noted. countries’ accounts to of the outbreak of the corona- works. `P2 MoI: More than two people are not allowed in cars, 833 new cases reported; families exempted total recoveries at 929 C VID-19 THE PENINSULA — DOHA The Ministry of Interior has THE PENINSULA — DOHA been to exposed to infected people. QATAR UPDATES ON 25 APRIL 2020 advised people to make sure that All the new infected cases have been more than two individuals trav- NEW CASES NEW The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has quarantined where they are receiving the ANNOUNCED TOTAL elling in car except for families. announced the registration of 833 new necessary medical care, said the Ministry RECOVERIES 120 DEATHS “Adherence to preventive confirmed cases of COVID-19, yesterday. in a statement. 833 measures to control the spread The Ministry also announced the The total number of positive 10 of COVID-19 is a national and TOTAL TOTAL recovery of 120 cases, bringing the total COVID-19 cases recorded in Qatar till yes- RECOVERIES CASES moral duty. Make sure to have number of recovered cases in Qatar to 929. terday was 9,358 and there are 8,419 no more than two individuals in Most of the new cases registered are active cases under treatment. 929 9358 your car except for families,” the due to expatriate workers that work in So far 10 people have died in Qatar Ministry tweeted. different occupations who have been in due to the virus infection. Ministry con- Complying with the precau- contact with previously discovered cases, ducted 3,817 tests yesterday taking the C VID-19 TOTAL POSITIVE TOTAL DEATHS TOTAL RECOVERED tionary measures announced by as well as recording new cases of total tests done so far to 79,705 tests. 813,521 the State to prevent the COVID-19 among groups of workers The Ministry has stated that the GLOBALLY 2,881,546 202,098 COVID-19, the Ministry of from outside the industrial area who noticeable increase in the number of con- Interior has also invited all con- were identified through testing by the firmed new cases of coronavirus is due expanded the search for infected people not go out except in cases of necessity cerned individuals to subscribe Ministry. This has contributed to the to several reasons, including that the by conducting extensive and proactive and to take care to implement preventive to the Metrash2 app to access early detection of new cases. spread of the virus has begun to enter the tests of groups of contacts with people measures and maintain social distancing its services and transactions in The remainder of new cases infected peak stage where numbers are expected who have been confirmed with the from others, including in the workplace order to save time and effort. with the virus have come from citizens and to continue to increase before they begin disease previously. This early detection and public places. It has called on citizens and residents who have contracted the virus to gradually decline. of many cases of infection helps reduce The Ministry has also recommended residents to abide by decisions from members of their families, who in turn This is in addition to the fact that the the spread of the virus further. the public to visit its webpage regularly to prevent public gatherings for had contracted the virus through their Ministry has doubled its efforts in tracking The Ministry has called on all to view the latest information and their own safety and that of workplaces or other places where they had coronavirus transmission chains and members of society to stay at home and instructions related to COVID-19. others from COVID-19. Qatar Airways Cargo sets record with COVID-19 Mental Health Helpline Service 136 flights to 51 destinations in a day received 3,000 calls SACHIN KUMAR over 100,000 tonnes of medical States and Australia. The Qatar All of its freighters and pas- THE PENINSULA and aid supplies to impacted Airways Cargo fleet includes two senger aircraft are equipped FAZEENA SALEEM which is available from 7am to regions around the world on both Boeing 747-8 freighters, 21 with face masks, gloves and THE PENINSULA 10pm every day, members of Qatar Airways Cargo has set a scheduled and charter services, Boeing 777 freighters and five hand sanitisers for crew and all the public can telephone the new record of operating most the equivalent of roughly 1,000 Airbus A330 freighters. To the crew and staff are screened The recently launched, Mental toll-free number 16000. number of flights to several fully loaded Boeing 777 freighters. ensure the safety of its crew and regularly. Health Helpline Service, has To access services of the global destinations in one day. Freight charters are being cargo, the carrier has imple- The Cargo carrier has also managed 3,000 calls from the Mental Health Helpline Service, The award-winning interna- operated to multiple countries mented special procedures for joined International Freight general public and frontline call 16000, Press 2 for English, tional cargo carrier operated including China, India, Iran, ground handling including Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) staff, the Ministry of Public Press 3 for HMC Medical 136 cargo flights to over 50 Kuwait, Lebanon, France, Spain, adherence to social distancing in Australia. It has partnered Health (MoPH) said yesterday. Services and Press 1 for Medical destinations worldwide. Italy, Belgium, Germany, Poland, guidelines to ensure there is with the Australian Government In collaboration with MoPH Consultation. “Qatar Airways Cargo set a United Kingdom, the United minimum contact between staff. to restore critical global supply and Primary Health Care Cor- Mental health staff manning new record, operating 136 cargo chains through the IFAM. poration, Mental Health Service the helpline speak a range of flights in one single day to 51 des- The IFAM is an initiative by in Hamad Medical Corporation languages and every effort will tinations around the world.