COVID-19 Recoveries Surpass 100K-Mark
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QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune TUESDAY JULY 14, 2020 DHU AL-QA’da 23, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4998 QR 2 Fajr: 3:24 am Dhuhr: 11:40 am FINE Asr: 3:04 pm Maghrib: 6:28 pm HIGH : 44°C LOW : 31°C Isha: 7:58 pm Americas 8 Business 9 Sports 13 No return to normality for Significant increase in Man City’s European foreseeable future in online dispute settlements ban quashed on pandemic, says WHO amid COVID-19: QICCA appeal Arab, African envoys laud Qatar’s free healthcare for COVID-19 patients COVID-19 recoveries surpass 100K-mark Amir congratulates New daily cases, hospital Qatar has one of the Montenegro prez admissions continue lowest COVID-19 to decline, says MoPH mortality rates QNA DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA HIS Highness The Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad IN a heartening news, more Al Thani on Monday sent a cable than 100,000 people have re- of congratulations to President covered from the novel coro- Milo Dukanovic of the Republic of navirus (COVID-19) in Qatar, Montenegro on the occasion of his thanks to the unwavering ef- country’s Statehood Day. forts of the country to combat Assistant Foreign Minister and Spokesperson of the Supreme Committee for Crisis Manage- the virus. The number of new ment HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater held two remote meetings with Ambassadors of daily cases and hospital ad- Arab and African countries accredited to the state to brief them on the plan to gradually lift missions continue to decline. COVID-19 restrictions and answer their questions about the four phases of lifting restrictions. As many as 884 people Amir condoles with The ambassadors praised the measures taken by Qatar to preserve the health of all. They recovered from the virus on especially praised the provision of free high-quality healthcare services to all who live in Qa- Monday, bringing the total Cote d’Ivoire prez tar. Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Development HE Dr Khalid bin number of recoveries in Qa- Rashid Al Mansouri took part in the two meetings. (QNA) tar to 100,627, the Ministry of QNA Public Health (MoPH) said in DOHA its daily report. Also, 418 people tested HIS Highness The Amir of State of positive for the virus in the Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al last 24 hours, bringing the to- Thani on Monday held a telephone tal number of infected people conversation with President of Cote QA Cargo ships 1 million kilos of since the start of the pandemic d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara. During in the country to 104,016. The the phone call, HH The Amir offered freight free of charge for charities number of active cases under condolences on the death of Prime treatment declined to 3,240 Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK on Monday from 3,708 a day measures to tackle COVID-19 community”. DOHA before. in Qatar have succeeded in Qatar has one of the lowest Sadly, two people – aged flattening the curve and limit- COVID-19 death rates in the QATAR Airways Cargo is taking action like 70 and 79 – succumbed to the ing the spread of the virus. world. Barwa in talks to no other airline before and playing an ac- virus, taking the death toll in “The number of new daily This is a result of Qatar’s tive role in building tomorrow’s world. the country to 149. cases and hospital admissions young population, proactive launch two housing The world’s largest cargo airline is com- “All the new cases have is continuing to decline each testing to identify cases early, mitted to helping people in need through been introduced to isolation week,” it said. expanding hospital capacity, projects in Al Wakra its “1 Million Kilos” campaign. and are receiving necessary The MoPH said Qatar’s especially intensive care, to From July to the end of December, healthcare according to their proactive and extensive test- ensure all patients receive the BARWA Real Estate Group on Monday charities will be able to use the services of health status,” the MoPH ing of suspected cases has medical care they need. announced that necessary procedures Qatar Airways Cargo to transport humani- From July to the end of Dec, charities will be said. enabled “us to identify a high underway for contracting to start the imple- tarian aid and medical supplies all over the able to use the services of Qatar Airways Cargo The ministry said the number of positive cases in the Continued on page 2 mentation of two new projects in Al Wakra. world, free of charge. to transport aid and medical supplies. According to a statement posted by Barwa Qatar Airways is donating 1 million ki- on Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) website, los of freight to selected customers around future,” said Guillaume Halleux, Chief Of- one of the two projects will be allocated as the world to give to the charities of their ficer Cargo at Qatar Airways. an integrated housing complex for workers choice. This will allow the movement of ‘1 Million Kilos’ is the first chapter in and the other as an integrated residen- medical equipment, humanitarian relief an ambitious sustainability project called QF, TED launch global platform to tial city for low-income families. The two and essential products to where they are — We Qare. Built on the four fundamental projects are part of the Barwa’s initiatives most needed, free of charge. pillars of sustainability (economy, environ- to achieve Qatar’s National Vision 2030 in “This action was triggered by the ment, society and culture), We Qare is a se- showcase ideas in Arabic language terms of improving the living conditions of COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic is a trag- ries of concrete air cargo actions designed QATAR Foundation for Education, Science and initiative to focus on sharing solutions, inven- all groups in society. (TNN) edy for millions of people, and we looked to create a positive impact on the industry Community Development (QF) and TED on tions, and stories in Arabic, with its aim being for ways how we, as an airline, could help and the world. Monday launched TEDinArabic — a two-year to place ideas that can change perceptions, those in the greatest difficulty. This solu- The history of the airfreight industry initiative that will provide a platform for thinkers, benefit societies, and inspire others into the Sidra Medicine performs tion — shipping 1 million kilos of cargo free must change in line with the new challeng- researchers, artists, and change-makers around international spotlight. Through its partnership of charge — is a firmcommitment for Qa- es the world is facing. As the leading voice the world to share ideas with a global audience, with QF, TED will also build a customised digital endoscopic surgery on baby tar Airways Cargo. More than just words, within the cargo market, QA Cargo is pio- in the Arabic language. destination to serve as a vault for TEDinArabic’s with elongated skull (PG 2 ) we wanted to act and to adopt a compre- neering the future, sustainable and socially The partnership has created TED’s first content library. PAGE 16 hensive approach based on actions for the responsible air cargo industry. A glimpse of gazelles Awqaf distributes food baskets to The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has tweeted families affected by COVID-19 a picture of a pair of Reem gazelles. They were seen walk- ing around in the Maizilah region west of Sailiya. In Qatar, the QNA through the management of Reem or Sand gazelles became extinct in the mid-1950s due to DOHA Zakat Fund. hunting, but have been reintroduced into reserves, such as the Director-General of the Ras Abrouq Peninsula, and are now thriving, according to Qatar THE Ministry of Endowments General Directorate of En- e-Nature. (TNN) (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, dowments HE Sheikh Dr represented by the General Khalid bin Mohammed Al Department of Endowments, Thani stressed the keenness has launched the third phase of the ministry to prepare of distribution of food baskets food baskets and encourage to needy families affected by Hifz AlNaema Center to reach the coronavirus (COVID-19) The Ministry of Awqaf has been through this initiative to the pandemic. keen on supporting Hifz Al- families affected by the COV- Ashghal opens upgraded The Ministry of Awqaf has Naema Center and the families ID-19 pandemic. been keen on supporting Hifz registered with it. He said they are trying Al Tarfa Intersection to traffic AlNaema Center and the fami- through the food baskets lies registered with it. phases, in addition to cooper- initiative to contribute to the The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened the Al Tarfa Nearly 1,500 families with ating with Widam company to continuity of the mission of Intersection to traffic after completion of the main upgrad- more than 6,000 individuals distribute meat to the same Hifz AlNaema Center and help ing works and its infrastructure service utilities. Ashghal also have been registered with the families. them reach the largest num- completed the construction of new service roads. The recently Hifz AlNaema Center. On Eid Al Fitr, the min- ber of beneficiary families, completed intersection and roads were part of the Road Im- The ministry has provided istry distributed Eid cloth- calling on everyone to provide provement Works in Various Areas of Greater Doha Project — them with integrated food ing to these families and ap- support at the beginning of the Phase 5. PAGE 2 baskets in the first and second proximately 2,600 workers, third phase.