Qatar Signs Deal with One More Firm to Procure Covid Vaccine
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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Commercial Hamilton claims Bank Group posts record-breaking nine-month net 92nd Formula profi t of QR1.15bn One win published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11713 October 26, 2020 Rabia I 9, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar condemns attack on school in Cameroon Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation Qatar signs deal of the attack that targeted a school in southwestern Cameroon, which led to the killing and wounding of a number of children. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry with one more of Foreign Aff airs reiterated Qatar’s firm stance on rejecting violence, terrorism and criminal acts, regardless of motives and causes. It expressed Qatar’s condolences fi rm to procure to the families of victims and to the government and people of Cameroon, wishing the wounded a speedy recovery. 4 arrested for fl outing Covid vaccine home quarantine rules Besides Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna Four people were arrested in Doha yesterday for violating the legal also will supply Qatar with its vaccine requirements of home quarantine. The arrests came in implementation of the precautionary measures in he Ministry of Public Health force in the country, approved by (MoPH) has signed an agree- the Ministry of Public Health to Tment with a second pharma- ensure public safety and to curb ceutical company to procure Covid-19 the spread of coronavirus. The vaccine as soon as it is approved and four people being referred to the released for global use, it was an- prosecution are: Khalid Abdullah nounced yesterday. Rashid al-Alsheikh al-Kuwari, HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali, who is also chairman of Barwa Real Estate, Dr Abdullatif al-Khal, Chair of the Mohamed Abdulkarim Yousef al- listens to a briefing on Barwa Real Estate’s latest projects in Al Wakra city. Looking on are Supreme Committee for National Health Strategic Group on Souqi, Helal Fayez Khlaif and Rakish Delivery & Legacy secretary-general Hassan al-Thawadi, Public Works Authority (Ashghal) president Dr Saad bin Ahmed Covid-19 and Head of Infectious Dis- Komar Farma. al-Mohannadi and other dignitaries. PICTURE: Noushad Thekkayil eases at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), said the new agreement is with France records 52,000 Moderna, a Massachusetts-based bio- Dr Abdullatif al-Khal tech company. daily Covid-19 cases “Moderna has been working since leading pharmaceutical companies France set a new daily record for the early days of the pandemic on the around the world who are in the proc- coronavirus infections with 52,010 Barwa launches 2 major real development and testing of a Covid-19 ess of developing potential vaccines recorded in 24 hours, off icial data vaccine. Preliminary fi ndings from for Covid-19. Our aim is to ensure that showed yesterday, topping 50,000 Moderna’s phase 1 and 2 clinical tri- we have early access to the vaccines as for the first time. Authorities said als have shown that healthy adults soon as they demonstrate safety and 116 people had died over the same estate projects in Al Wakra produced coronavirus neutralising effi cacy and after they are approved by period, bringing the total number antibodies and an immune reaction the appropriate international regula- of fatalities since the start of the from T-cells. While further testing is tory authorities,” said Dr al-Khal. outbreak to 34,761. Meanwhile, 17% Madinatna will be a residential city for families, while ongoing on thousands of volunteers, “While there is a chance that not of those tested for the virus now these initial fi ndings are encouraging all of these potential vaccines will have positive results, up from 4.5% Barahat Al Janoub is a workers’ accommodation project and demonstrate that clear progress is prove successful, negotiating early in early September. being made in the search for a safe and and securing a number of agreements eff ective vaccine,” said Dr al-Khal. enhances our chances of getting suf- Covid: Spain announces By Peter Alagos managing director of UCC, signed m. The strategic location of Madi- Moderna’s vaccine testing process fi cient quantities of the vaccine early Business Reporter the contract in the presence of UCC natna in Al Wakra Municipality, Umm follows very high safety and quality on at a time where there will be a huge new state of emergency chairman Moutaz al-Khayyat. Bishr area, will be “a great privi- standards typically applied for vaccine global demand for approved Covid-19 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Madinatna is a residential project lege for those who will benefi t from development and has involved more vaccines,” added Dr al-Khal. Sanchez announced a new state of arwa Real Estate launched yes- for families in Al Wakra city spanning the project in the future”, Barwa has than 30,000 participants in the United There are no internationally ap- emergency yesterday in an eff ort to terday construction works for a 1,141,689sq m. It will provide a high- stressed in a statement. States. According to the company, they proved vaccines yet, but several are in curb soaring coronavirus infections, Bresidential city for families and a quality standard of living for diff erent The project is located along G-Ring are on track to supply around 500mn advanced trials, including from Pfi zer imposing local nighttime curfews workers’ accommodation project, both segments of the community as well as Road, which connects the area to the doses of the vaccine across the world Inc, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna. and banning travel between regions of which are located in Al Wakra city. various integrated facilities associ- southern regions, Industrial Area and from early 2021. Earlier this month, Dr al-Khal said in some cases. The measures go The two projects, Madinatna and ated with modern cities. Madinatna highways such as Al Majd Road and “The signing of the agreement with Qatar signed an agreement with Pfi zer into force from Sunday night and Barahat Al Janoub, were launched will consist of residential buildings Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor. The location Moderna is a signifi cant step forward in and BioNTech to supply Qatar with will require all regions except at a ceremony held in the presence with designs inspired by the tradi- provides easy access to Ras Bu Abboud our country’s eff orts to procure a safe their vaccines. the Canary Islands to impose a of HE the Minister of Culture and tional Qatari architecture. Street, the Corniche and the centre of and eff ective Covid-19 vaccine for the “I am delighted to announce that the nighttime curfew and limit the Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser The project will off er a group of Doha city via the Sabah Al Ahmad axis, people of Qatar and comes following the Ministry of Public Health has already number of people allowed to meet al-Ali, who is also chairman of Barwa buildings, varying between G+4 and also connecting Hamad International announcement of our fi rst agreement signed an agreement with Pfi zer and to six. “We are living in an extreme Real Estate; Supreme Committee for G+4+penthouse, and equipped with Airport (HIA) with Umm Lekhba In- with a leading pharmaceutical company BioNTech to supply Qatar with their situation,” he told a news conference Delivery & Legacy secretary-gen- the latest smart city technologies. terchange on Al Shamal Road. earlier this month,” said Dr al-Khal. BNT162 mRNA-based candidate vac- following a cabinet meeting. Page 8 eral Hassan al-Thawadi; and Public Madinatna will off er 6,780 apart- Moreover, Madinatna’s proximity “We continue to work with several cine against Sars-CoV-2,” he had said. Works Authority (Ashghal) president ments, of which 2,040 are two-bed- to modern public transport facilities Karabakh ceasefire Dr Saad bin Ahmed al-Mohannadi. room units and 4,740 three-bedroom such as the Al Wakra and other Doha MoPH reports 128,099 total Covid recoveries During the event, Barwa signed units, with a total capacity of approx- Metro stations, and a number of pub- from today: US an awarding contract with UrbaCon imately 27,000 people. lic bus service lines, will add many The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported yesterday 205 new confirmed Armenia and Azerbaijan have again Trading and Contracting (UCC) for It will provide various services, advantages to the location from both cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, of which 172 are from community cases and agreed to respect a “humanitarian the construction works of the two such as a hypermarket, retail stores, the residential and commercial per- 33 from travellers returning from abroad. In addition, the ministry announced the ceasefire” in the Nagorno-Karabakh projects. Abdulla bin Jobara al-Ro- mosques and other public utility spectives. This is in addition to its death of a 66-year-old patient who had received the necessary medical care. The conflict, eff ective Monday, the US maihi, acting Group CEO of Barwa services, bringing the total built-up proximity to Al Thumama Stadium MoPH also recorded 231 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number State Department announced. Real Estate, and Ramez al-Khayyat, area to approximately 1,035,554sq and Al Janoub Stadium. To Page 12 of recoveries to 128,099. Page 2 Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun met on Saturday with the foreign ministers of the two countries, the department said in a statement yesterday. It said the ceasefire would take eff ect at 8am local time today.