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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Al Khaliji Al Naama scores net pips Gtnah profi t of in Umm Bab QR544mn Cup thriller published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11710 October 23, 2020 Rabia I 6, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief PM visits S’hail 2020 exhibition Flu vaccine Infantino rules out holding Qatar World Cup without fans FIFA President Gianni Infantino safe and need yesterday ruled out hosting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar without fans. The competition will take place in winter for the first time-ever from November 21 to December 18. Infantino told journalists of the hour: in Zurich that there will be enough time by the end of 2022 to contain the coronavirus pandemic. He noted that while the health crisis represents a threat to football now, it should be top offi cial contained by the time the World Cup arrives. he fl u virus can cause severe “We have also begun offering the Registration for illness for some people, espe- vaccine to the public, and especially winter camping Tcially those at increased risk to those aged 50 years or above, for developing infl uenza-related children from six months to five reopens on Sunday complications, Dr Abdullatif al-Khal, years of age, people with chronic The Ministry of Municipality and head of the Infectious Diseases Divi- diseases, and pregnant women at Environment (MME) has announced sion at Hamad Medical Corporation all stages of pregnancy,” Dr al-Khal that it will reopen registration for (HMC), cautioned yesterday. added. winter camping in some areas at 9am In a series of tweets, aimed at dis- Launching vaccination cam- on Sunday (October 25). Applications pelling doubts, the Ministry of Public paign earlier this week, the offi cial are to be submitted through the MME Health’s top offi cial said the fl u vac- had explained that Qatar has a stock website’s or Aoun application. The cine was safe. of about 500,000 doses this year registration will be for camping sites HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani yesterday visited the “Reported side eff ects can include against 200,000 last year. at Abu Dhalouf-Al Zubarah, Al Khuraij International Hunting and Falcons Exhibition (S’hail 2020), at Al Hikma Square at the Cultural Village Foundation – Katara. He slight pain at the in- “This year it is all the South-Abu Samra, Sealine, Al Udeid, toured the various pavilions, where he was briefed on weapons, hunting supplies, excursions and shooting sports presented jection site and a low- more important to take Zekreet, Oshairij-Umm Al Maa, Al by specialised local, Arab and international companies. The prime minister was also briefed on the activities and artworks grade fever, but these the fl u shot due to the Shamal-Al Ghashamiya, Al Mazrouah- related to hunting sport. Page 12 side eff ects are only prevailing Covid-19 Umm Al Afae-Al Hashm, Rawdat reported in a small per- situation,” Dr al-Khal, Rashed-Rawdat Aisha, Al Naqyan-Al centage of people who who is also chair of the Kharara, Al Otouryah-Al Saneah-Al get the vaccine,” he National Health Stra- Rees West, Al Reem Reserve and Al said. tegic Group on Cov- Khor-Al Waab-Imgaitna, according to a Qatar launched the id-19, said. notification published by the MME on annual seasonal fl u “While flu and Cov- social media yesterday. Sheikha Moza: Make digital vaccination campaign id-19 are two different on Tuesday for citizens viruses, it is impor- and residents. The vac- Dr al-Khal: ‘Important to tant to ensure you are Qatar records 127,328 cine is given free. protect against seasonal flu’ protected against the Covid-19 recoveries learning an inclusive right “It is important to seasonal flu this year. Qatar yesterday reported 252 new highlight that the fl u virus that will Getting a flu shot this year is more confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the last be spreading this winter is diff erent important than ever because of 24 hours, of which 225 were community QNA forward. Let us seize this moment from the fl u virus that circulated last Covid-19. The flu vaccine may not cases and 27 were travellers returning Doha to build a new future - a future that winter,” he said. protect you against Covid-19, but it from abroad. There were also three new leaves no one without access to digital “The seasonal infl uenza vaccine is will reduce your risk of developing deaths, the Ministry of Public Health learning behind.” currently available in Qatar and is the the flu and flu-related complica- said in a statement. The ministry also er Highness Sheikha Moza The high-level event featured same vaccine we import every year tions, and reduce the possibility of recorded 235 recoveries during the same bint Nasser, Chairperson of speeches from Ghana’s President from prestigious companies such as getting infected with both the flu period, bringing the total number of HEducation Above All Founda- Nana Akufo-Addo, United Nations Abbott and Sanofi ,” Dr al-Khal said. and Covid-19 viruses at the same recoveries to 127,328. All new cases have tion (EAA) and UN Sustainable De- Secretary General Antonio Guterres, “We have been providing the in- time. It also helps not to get con- been placed in isolation the statement velopment Goals Advocate, yesterday Norwegian Prime Minister Erna fl uenza vaccine for many years and fused with Covid-19 symptoms,” Dr added. Page 3 called for cross-sector collaboration Solberg, Unesco Director-General we have had a positive experience al-Khal explained. to ensure equity in digital learning for Audrey Azoulay, UK Minister for For- with these companies. Moreover, this The campaign, a joint initiative of children across the globe, especially eign Aff airs and Development Baron- vaccine is used by many countries MoPH, PHCC and HMC, runs until Iran, Russia ‘tried to those marginalised. ess Sugg, Unesco Assistant Direc- around the world, including the US February. meddle’ in US election Speaking at an extraordinary ses- tor-General for Education Stefania and EU countries. “But it is important that people get Senior US intelligence off icials have sion on Education Post-Covid-19 of Giannini, and UN Secretary-Gener- “Since the beginning of October, the fl u shot at the earliest possible as accused both Russia and Iran of the Global Education Meeting (2020 al’s Envoy on Youth Jayathma Wick- we have vaccinated more than 20,000 the fl u situation can be more serious trying to interfere with the 2020 GEM), co-hosted by the governments ramanayake among others. people, most of them are healthcare in the months of December and Janu- presidential election, drawing swift of Ghana, Norway, the United Kingdom Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser In response to the unprecedented workers at Hamad Medical Corpo- ary. Therefore it is advisable to take denials from Moscow and Tehran. and Unesco, Her Highness Sheikha global social and economic crisis ration and the Primary Health Care the fl u shot at the earliest,” he added. The announcement two weeks before Moza highlighted the central necessity learners can proceed at their own pace caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Corporation (PHCC). Page 3 the November 3 election showed the of digital connectivity in education to and educators can adapt to learners’ session brought together the expertise level of alarm among top US off icials counter the unjust digital divide. specifi c needs and circumstances, of the UN system and education part- that foreign actors were seeking to “We must rise to the challenge and without disruption.” ners to agree on a set of global priority Palestinians sue Britain for Balfour Declaration undermine Americans’ confidence in democratise digital learning, human- Sheikha Moza also noted that Cov- actions to be put in place by the end of the integrity of the vote and spread ise technology and customise cur- id-19 has shown how creative the 2021 for the recovery and strengthen- Palestinian lawyers yesterday the then British foreign secretary misinformation in an attempt to sway riculum. We must unite across diff er- human mind can be when it is faced ing of education systems worldwide. filed a complaint to sue the British Arthur James Balfour, is seen as a its outcome. ent sectors to make digital learning an with existential challenges that are In fact, recent studies show an government for the 1917 declaration precursor to Israel’s creation in 1948. inclusive right for the most margin- inspiring education solutions across alarming magnitude of Covid-19 im- setting out London’s support for a “The British mandate is at the root alised children and youth across the the globe, and called on companies to pact on education budgets as well as national home for the Jewish people of the suff ering of the Palestinian globe,” she said. invest in these ideas. strong evidence that early and sus- in Palestine. people and has paved the way for COMMUNITY “We also cannot return to the tra- “I ask tech companies to step up tained investment in education will The lawyers filed a complaint in the the violation of their rights and ditional mode of education, measured and contribute to closing the dig- reduce long-term costs for achieving occupied West Bank town of Nablus the plunder of their land,” Munib by the quantity of knowledge ‘de- ital gap by directing their eff orts to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) that claimed “the suff ering of the al-Masri, head of the Federation of See Pages posited’ into the minds of students.