www.thepeninsula.qa Tuesday 31 March 2020 Volume 25 | Number 8213 7 Sha'aban - 1441 2 Riyals SPORT | 02 PENMAG | 05 BUSINESS | 12 E-football star Al Classifieds Ezdan Holding Meghessib making and Services Group posts the most of section net profit of social distancing included QR309m FREE Wi-Fi device! Ooredoo FREE installation! Full fun! ONE *Terms & Conditions Apply Three more people Hazm Mebaireek Hospital to treat COVID-19 patients recover as 59 The hospital will new COVID-19 provide a modern and cases reported advanced environment that provides treatment THE PENINSULA — DOHA for COVID-19 patients, The Ministry of Public Health men and women of all (MoPH) has announced the nationalities. registration of 59 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, in addition to three more patients recovering from the QNA — DOHA disease in the country, yesterday. Hamad Medical Corporation Some of the new cases of (HMC) has announced the infection are related to designation of Hazm Mebaireek people who have recently General Hospital as a facility for returned to Qatar from treating coronavirus overseas, particularly from (COVID-19) patients as of Staff at the Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital engaged in preparations to receive COVID-19 patients. the UK, and others who had yesterday, with the aim of contact with people infected enabling HMC to provide high- quickly from the beginning and Hazm Mebaireek General Hos- He pointed out that Hazm number of beds in it to 471 beds with the virus, either from quality care for these patients worked to set standards through pital , where they will receive the Mebaireek General Hospital was (221 beds for intensive care and family members who live in in an integrated facility. decisions without any delay, and necessary treatment while they specifically chosen to treat 250 beds for inpatients), while the same house or from rel- Minister of Public Health this is exactly what we need to are under constant surveillance. patients (COVID-19) because the it will also provide a Covid-19 atives who live in different H E Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al address the rapidly spreading For his part, the Head of the hospital will provide a modern emergency department with a homes. All new cases have Kuwari has stated that this rapid COVID-19. Health System Committee for and advanced environment that capacity of 150 beds when been put into quarantine transformation of Hazm H E also expressed pride at Accident Control to confront provides treatment for Corona- needed in the future. where they are receiving the Mebaireek General Hospital into the efforts made by everyone COVID-19, Dr. Saad Al Kaabi, virus patients, men and women All daily services at Hazm necessary medical care. a facility for treating COVID-19 to equip Hazm Mebaireek said that this decision is part of of all nationalities. Mebaireek General Hospital The MoPH has also patients is an example of the General Hospital to act as a the pre-emptive plan that the Hazm Mebaireek General have been temporarily sus- announced that the three new proactive approach in the health facility to provide high-quality health care sector is running to Hospital will provide 147 beds, pended until further notice, cases of recovery brings the care sector in the face of this care to COVID-19 patients. ensure that any possible including 42 intensive care beds while the emergency total number of people to have epidemic. Patients with coronaviruses increase in the number of and 105 inpatient beds. department remains open as now recovered from COVID-19 H E Dr. Al Kuwari added that with moderate to severe patients who develop Corona- The hospital will also be usual to provide treatment for to 51 in Qatar. the Ministry started to move symptoms will be admitted to virus disease is managed. available to increase the emergency medical cases. In another development, MoPH has commissioned new laboratory techniques for testing COVID-19 with which Banks hike purchase limit Qatar Airways resumes scheduled it is possible to conduct a greater number of tests each for contactless cards day than before which has led belly-hold cargo operations to China to an increase in the number SACHIN KUMAR increased the Tap N Pay limit of cases that are being dis- THE PENINSULA to QR300 instead of QR100, THE PENINSULA — DOHA chain, and meeting the market’s demand for imports and covered each day — which is which means that you can pay strong demand for freight exports, including the urgent helping in the early detection Banks in Qatar have increased now for purchases up to QR300 Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the exports and imports. This outbound shipment of essential of infected cases and thus the purchase limit of without the need to enter your world’s leading air cargo includes the transportation of commodities, fresh produce, helping to reduce the spread contactless debit and credit PIN nor hand the card to the carriers, yesterday announced urgent medical relief aid that is food products, and large pro- of the virus. cards by 200 percent. Earlier, merchant on all Commercial that it would resume scheduled pivotal to the global fight against portion of medical supplies to As of yesterday, more customers were allowed to do Bank point of sales,” said Com- belly-hold cargo operations to the COVID-19 pandemic. other parts of the world that are than 20,000 people have purchases up to QR100, but mercial Bank in a tweet. China with the utilisation of Qatar Airways Group Chief currently facing the public been tested for COVID-19 in now this limit has been QNB also made similar wide-body and passenger- Executive, H E Akbar Al Baker, health crisis,” said H E Al Baker. Qatar, while 693 people increased to QR300. announcement on its twitter configurated aircraft effective said: “We are pleased to resume The belly-hold cargo flights receive treatment for the Commercial Bank and QNB account. “For your safety and from yesterday. The additional belly-hold cargo operations to will be operated on a turnaround disease. have already hiked this limit to speed up your payments you cargo capacity is being added China where the COVID-19 pan- basis assuming the routes’ pre- While, MoPH is continuing while other banks are also can now use your Tap & Pay to the carrier’s existing freighter demic has been significantly viously assigned flight numbers to undertake all necessary expected to follow suit. This card with increased limit up to service amid increased demand contained and industrial pro- and frequencies, without any checks for all citizens arriving initiative by banks will play an QR300 per transaction,” said for the shipment of immediate duction is restoring nationwide.” cabin crew members or pas- from abroad, as well as all important role in limiting the QNB in a tweet. goods in and out of the region. “In addition to our dedi- sengers on-board. Supple- individuals who have been in spread of COVID-19 as Many banks and other The decision to reinstate cated freighter service, the menting the already-robust contact with the affected cases. customers are not required to financial institutions have belly-hold service to six of its extra belly-hold availability cargo payload offered on Qatar The Ministry of Public enter the Personal Identifi- urged their customers to opt for passenger destinations in the leveraging the flexibility and Airways’ existing four freighter Health also requested that all cation Number (PIN) while cashless payment and these country is in line with airline’s reliability of our fleet will routes to China, the recom- members of society cooperate doing a transaction with these contact less cards are an initiative to continue supporting greatly enhance our cargo han- mencement of belly-hold service fully and adhere to all guide- cards. important option to go for worldwide connectivity, re- dling capacity in China to will add significant cargo lines and advice regarding “Commercial Bank has just cashless transactions. `P2 establishing the global supply support market’s soaring capacity to six cities.`P2 limiting the spread of the virus. Ashghal implements precautionary measures at project sites THE PENINSULA — DOHA immediately present them to the measures to familiarise workers and direct supervisors and health and employees with the disease, its In the context of efforts taken by the safety officials to take the necessary symptoms and effects, while pro- Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ in measures. viding a list of “necessary and pro- limiting the spread of COVID-19, The Authority also instructed its hibited practices” to prevent its Ashghal’s Road Projects Department contractors to assign a unified contact spread among workers through illus- has worked with its contractors and number at the labourers’ residence to trated publications in several consultants to develop and implement report internally on any disease and languages. an emergency plan that includes take the necessary action to familiarise In addition to educating workers preventive measures to protect all workers and employees with this about the need to take care of the workers, employees and residents of number and report any suspected cleanliness of hands, the health of the the areas within the department cases to the Ministry of Public Health respiratory system and the emphasis projects. dedicated to cases of coronavirus. on etiquette to be followed when Eng. Saoud Al Tamimi, Road Al Tamimi also stated to facilitate sneezing or coughing. Ashghal has Projects Department Manager in monitoring and follow-up, the also sent voice instructions through Ashghal, said that the procedures department directed contractors to “WhatsApp” application to all medical applied in the projects department divide workers in all housing and res- personnel in the projects, to introduce currently include a medical exami- idence facilities into groups of up to the required and prohibited practices nation for all project workers to early 100 individuals, which helps in early to deal with the disease and the detect symptoms of the disease and detection of symptoms associated necessity for the medical staff to the application of a policy to prevent with COVID-19).