Wearing Face Mask Made Compulsory for Shopping, Workplaces & Service
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www.thepeninsula.qa Thursday 23 April 2020 Volume 25 | Number 8236 30 Sha'aban - 1441 2 Riyals BUSINESS | 01 PENMAG | 06 SPORT | 12 QIIB net profit Classifieds Federer edges higher to and Services suggests QR267.1m in section ATP, WTA first quarter included merger Amir holds Wearing face mask made compulsory for telephone call with US President shopping, workplaces & service providers QNA — DOHA Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin QNA — DOHA responsible for these shops cautionary measures. Hamad Al Thani held Public and private sector must take the necessary In the event of non-com- yesterday via telephone a The Cabinet, in its meeting employees giving service to public measures not to allow the entry pliance with this decision, the conversation with the Pres- yesterday, made wearing of must wear mask of shoppers who do not comply penalties stipulated in Decree ident of US, H E Donald mask compulsory for shopping, with this decision. Law No. (17) for the year 1990 Trump. They discussed stra- people working in the service Obligatory for workers in Cabinet decided that regarding the prevention of tegic relations and aspects of sector and workers in the contracting sector to wear mask employees and workers in the infectious diseases shall be enhancing them, and reviewed construction sector from government and private sectors, applied to the offender by the latest developments on the Sunday. Officials in contracting sector whose work requires providing imprisonment for a period not regional and international The Cabinet also fixed the should provide masks to workers services to the public and exceeding three years and a fine arenas. They also discussed official working hours for gov- clients, are obliged to wear not exceeding QR200,000, or means of combating the novel ernment and private sector For private sector, working hours masks while carrying out their one of these two penalties. coronavirus epidemic and during the holy month of will be six hours a day during duties and tasks, and clients are Cabinet decided to set the preventing and limiting its Ramadan. The Prime Minister required to wear masks. Offi- government sector to four hours spread, in addition to areas of and Minister of Interior, H E Ramadan cials in the government and per day, starting from nine in cooperation in this regard. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Working hours will be four hours private sectors should take the the morning until one in the Abdulaziz Al Thani, chaired the necessary measures to prevent afternoon. For private sector the regular weekly Cabinet meeting a day for government sector the entry of clients who are not working hours will be six hours Amir issues via video conference. committed to that. a day, starting from nine in the Following the meeting, the Cabinet made it obligatory morning until three in the order to pardon Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of Public Health on the to combat the epidemic. for workers in contracting afternoon. The stores of food- prisoners Minister of State for Cabinet latest developments of efforts The Cabinet decided to sector to wear masks while car- stuffs, pharmacies, and restau- Affairs, H E Dr. Issa bin Saad Al to contain coronavirus (COVID- make it obligatory for shoppers rying out their duties and tasks, rants working on deliveries and QNA — DOHA Jafali Al Nuaimi, said that at the 19). The Cabinet stressed the to wear masks before they enter and officials in this sector the contracting sector are beginning of the meeting, the importance of adhering to the the food and catering stores and should provide masks and excluded from the application Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Cabinet was briefed by H E the precautionary measures taken during shopping. Those adhere to the established pre- of this decision. `P4 Hamad Al Thani issued yesterday an Amiri gesture pardoning a number of pris- oners in consideration of the Envoy lauds Qatar’s support for health and humanitarian conditions in light of the current situation in the country safe return of Kuwaiti citizens as a result of the novel coro- navirus (COVID-19) epidemic. SIDI MOHAMED concerned authorities in the sis- coronavirus and the repercus- THE PENINSULA terly State of Qatar for the good sions caused by the COVID-19 cooperation, support, and and to provide medical services, Call for sighting Ambassador of Kuwait to Qatar, comfort in all procedures for the in the two countries, to contain of Ramadan H E Hafiz Mohammed Al Ajmi, return of Kuwaiti citizens.” the pandemic.” has announced the return of 541 “Special thank to the Min- The Ambassador also crescent today Kuwaiti citizens and their istry of Foreign Affairs espe- pointed out to a recent call companions from Qatar to cially the Permanent Com- between Amir H H Sheikh QNA — DOHA Kuwaiti through five flights. mittee for Organizing Confer- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani H E the Ambassador Hafiz ences, the Ministry of Interior, and Amir of the State of The Crescent Sighting Mohammed Al Ajmi has praised the Ministry of Public Health as Kuwait, H H Sheikh Sabah Al Committee at the Ministry of the efforts of officials and rel- well as the Supreme Committee Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Kuwait’s Ambassador to Qatar, Hafiz Mohammed Al Ajmi. evant authorities in the State of for Crisis Management, among during which they discussed yesterday, called upon all Qatar for the support and facil- others,” Ambassador said in a ways of strengthening Muslims living in Qatar to sight itation in procedures needed for press statement. brotherly relations between the between them to limit its Foreign Affairs assigned the crescent of Ramadan today. the safe return of Kuwaiti He also said: “I would like two countries and reviewed the spread and prevent it. embassy to provide all nec- The committee said that citizens. to emphasise the keenness of efforts made by the two coun- “I would like to make it essary assistance to every given the arrival of the month “On this occasion, I extend the State of Kuwait to coop- tries in combating the corona- clear that from the first day, Kuwaiti citizen stuck abroad.” of Shaaban was not verified my thanks to all officials and erate with Qatar to confront the virus and ways of cooperation the Kuwaiti Ministry of `P4 on Rajab 29, the committee called on all Muslims to sight Ramadan Crescent on COVID-19: 608 new cases, 75 recovered & a death Thursday night, Shaaban 30 QFFD provides $577m aid of 1441 AH, corresponding to THE PENINSULA — DOHA April 23, 2020. The Committee COVID-19 QATAR UPDATES ON APRIL 22, 2020 for sustainable development called on whoever witnesses The Ministry of Public Health the crescent to head to the (MoPH) has announced the NEW CASES GLOBALLY to various countries in 2019 headquarters of the Ministry ANNOUNCED registration of 608 new 608 of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs confirmed cases of COVID-19, NEW TOTAL POSITIVE THE PENINSULA — DOHA in Dafna (Towers) area to yesterday. With the registration RECOVERIES 75 2,628,894 report his testimony. The of 75 new recovered cases, the TOTAL The Qatar Fund for Devel- Committee will meet imme- total number people to have CASES 7141 TOTAL DEATHS opment (QFFD) has continued diately after the Maghrib recovered is 689. its efforts to support devel- (sunset) prayer. The Ministry has also TOTAL 182,992 opment and relief causes in DEATHS 10 announced that one more TOTAL RECOVERED sister and friendly developing Ministry: Mosques person has sadly died taking the TOTAL countries and to extend a death toll to 10. Ministry con- RECOVERIES 689 707,331 helping hand and provide to remain closed ducted 3,287 tests yesterday assistance to them, in imple- QNA — DOHA taking the total tests done so far mentation of Qatar’s lead- to 70012. The Ministry said that hospitalised on March 23, and Ministry offered condolences ership, institutions and The Ministry of Endowments the new death was a 55-year- died as a result of medical com- and sympathy to the family of community to provide relief to and Islamic Affairs announced old resident, who had been plications due to COVID-19. The the deceased. nations and needy people the continuation of the closure around the world. of mosques and the suspension The fund provided over of congregational prayers until $577m in assistance to coun- the condition of safety and tran- tries in 2019, according to its justice among peoples.” quillity for the worshipers is met, annual report. QFFD, on behalf of Qatar, while the call to prayer (Adhan) Khalifa bin Jassem Al has been able to fund projects in all mosques continues. `P4 Kuwari (pictured), Director worth more than $577m, General of QFFD, stated at the including humanitarian and launch of 2019 annual report development assistance, dis- EXCLUSIVE of the Fund, “The Fund pro- tributed to four key sectors, vided financial tools to coun- namely, education, health, eco- This Ramadan, while tries and responded in an nomic development and infra- we must be physically effective manner to provide structure. By focusing on these separated, we will remain humanitarian and development sectors, QFFD seeks to promote spiritually connected assistance of more than $577m human development and during 2019. It focused on achieve sustainable devel- empowering people through opment goals, to achieve its the promotion of education, vision of giving hope and pro- health and economic devel- moting peace and justice Opening of select Industrial Area streets opment, reflecting the increase through sustainable and in the annual allocation of these inclusive development. A view of Al Wakalat Street in Industrial Area after its opening following a period of closure as part sectors in the belief of QFFD as The Fund has also worked of the measure to curb the spread of COVID-19.