TUESDAY APRIL 13, 2021 RAMADAN 1, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5231 QR 2 Fajr: 3:55 am Dhuhr: 11:35 am P ARTLY CLOUDY Asr: 3:04 pm Maghrib: 5:56 pm HIGH : 38°C LOW : 25 °C Isha: 7:26 pm RAMADAN TIMING World 5 Business 8 TODAY TOMORROW Sports 12 IFtaR IMSAK India overtakes Brazil with QFB posts net profit of PSG among Forbes’ 2nd-largest COVID caseload QR20.6 million in Q1 5:56PM 3:54AM top 10 most valuable clubs AMIR EXCHANGES RAMADAN GREETINGS QNA DOHA His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tuesday is first day of Ramadan Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday ex- changed greetings with leaders of Arab and Is- QNA lamic countries on the occasion of the advent of DOHA the Holy Month of Ramadan. HH the Amir exchanged Ramadan greet- THE Moon Sighting Commit- ings with the Custodian of the Two Holy tee of the Ministry of Endow- Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of ments and Islamic Affairs the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during a phone (Awqaf) has announced that call held by HH the Amir on Monday. Monday, April 12, is the HH the Amir also exchanged greetings with completion of the month of HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Shaaban, and that Tuesday, Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah and HH Congratulations on Qatar April 13, will be the first day Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al and the Islamic nation, the of the blessed month of Jaber Al Sabah. holy month. May God ac- Ramadan. HH the Amir exchanged Ramadan greet- cept fasting, prayers, and This came in a statement ings with HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hus- good deeds from us and issued by the committee after sein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in a HH the Amir exchanged Ramadan greet- from you. its meeting on Monday even- phone call held by HH the Amir on Monday. ings with HM King Mohammed VI of the King- ing at the Ministry of Endow- HH the Amir exchanged greetings with HM dom of Morocco and President of the Republic ments and Islamic Affairs, testimony of whoever sees it. the Amir of State of Sheikh Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman and HH of Iraq Dr Barham Salih, during two phone chaired by Dr Sheikh Thaqeel The committee said Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs calls on Monday. Al Shammari. Ramadan moon was sighted HH the Father Amir Sheikh in the Sultanate of Oman Fahd bin Mahmoud HH the Amir received a cable from Speaker The Moon Sighting Com- on Monday evening, ac- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Al Said. of the Shura Council HE Ahmed bin Abdullah mittee held its meeting on cordingly announces that HH the Deputy Amir Sheikh HH the Amir exchanged Ramadan greet- bin Zaid Al Mahmoud on the occasion of the Monday, 30th of Sha’ban Tuesday, April 13, will be the Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, ings with President of the Republic of Turkey advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan, extend- 1442 AH, corresponding to first day of the Holy Month of and the wise government, Recep Tayyip Erdoga. ing his greetings and greetings of members of April 12, 2021, to sight the Ramadan. the people of Qatar and all HH the Amir also exchanged Ramadan the Shura Council on this blessed occasion. crescent of the Holy Month The committee extended Muslims, on the advent of greetings with President of the Arab Republic HH the Amir responded with a reply cable of of Ramadan and to prove the greetings to His Highness the Holy Month of Ramadan. of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. thanks. Amir condoles Shura approves draft law making 98.4% of vaccinated with Saudi king health insurance must for expats people are safe from QNA DOHA QNA as employment of expatriates are DOHA permitted after submitting proof COVID: Dr Maslamani HIS Highness the Amir of State of Qatar they hold compulsory health insur- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday THE Shura Council, chaired by ance for the duration of the stay. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian Speaker HE Ahmed bin Abdul- The draft law provides for the DOHA of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Ab- lah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, has ap- provision of healthcare services to dulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia proved the draft law on regulating beneficiaries in emergency situa- THERE’S some good news on the death of HH Prince Bandar bin Faisal healthcare services in Qatar and re- tions without requiring them to pay in terms of protection from bin Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. ferred its recommendations to the any amount until the risk to health the virus for those who have esteemed government. Shura Council Speaker HE Ahmed bin is over even if the service provider received both the doses of The draft law on healthcare ser- Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud chairs is not on the beneficiaries’ list of in- the COVID-19 vaccine. vices in the country has 47 articles the council meeting on Monday. surers, and that this does not preju- About 98.4 percent of and 6 chapters and stipulates the dice the right of the health care ser- the people who have re- FM receives call from US provision of healthcare services to tainable health system and work on vice provider to refer to a company ceived both the doses of citizens in government health fa- developing and maintaining com- insurance, or the employer or the COVID-19 vaccine have not Special Envoy for Iran cilities free of charge. pulsory health insurance. person, as the case may be, to pay been infected with the vi- Under the draft law, the Min- According to the draft law, the cost of this service. rus, Dr Muna Al Maslama- DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign istry of Public Health (MoPH) will health insurance is mandatory The draft law defines the rights ni, Medical Director of the Dr Muna Al Maslamani. Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrah- set standards for the provision of to ensure the provision of basic and duties of patients that must be Communicable Diseases man Al Thani received a telephone call from healthcare services in government healthcare services to expatriates observed when receiving health- Center, told Qatar TV. Among them, the number of US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley on and private health facilities as well and visitors to the country. Under care services and the obligations Putting to rest rumours those who took the vaccine Monday. During the phone call, the two sides as compulsory health insurance the draft law, the issuance or re- of the parties to the insurance con- about the effectiveness of and got infected was only 57, discussed the latest regional developments, and supervision. newal of an entry visa for an expa- tract and providers of healthcare the vaccine, she said, “More or about .02 percent.” mainly in Iran. (QNA) It will also provide an integrat- triate or visitor, and granting or re- services, as well as the penalties for than 400,000 people have She said about 1,160 ed, high-quality, efficient and sus- newal of a residence permit, as well violators of its provisions. been vaccinated as of March people entered the intensive 28. Only 1.5 percent of them care unit and of those only have been infected with the 7 people (or 0.003 percent) virus, while 98.4 percent who were vaccinated. have not been infected,” she Dr Al Maslamani said said. Pfizer-BioNTech and Mod- GDT to intensify traffic patrols during Ramadan “Someone may have erna vaccines are effective QNA plan is to protect all road users precautionary measures to heard about a case here and against mutated strains DOHA from the risks of traffic acci- limit the spread of COVID-19, there, but we must look at from Britain and South Af- dents, and to ensure the flow of Lt Col Adeebeh said these the broader picture and not rica. THE General Directorate of vehicles with the help of traf- patrols will play their role in individual cases,” she added. However, she said, “We Traffic (GDT) on Mondaysaid fic patrols in all regions of the monitoring and following up Dr Al Maslamani said, need more studies, espe- that it will intensify traffic pa- country throughout the day, the implementation of deci- “In January, there were cially with regard to the mu- trols during Ramadan in all with a focus on peak hours, sions related to preventing the 7,796 people in hospital. tated strains of the virus.” regions of the country to en- and the period before and after spread of virus and to ensure sure the flow of traffic move- iftar. the extent of commitment to ment and reduce accidents He also indicated that the permitted number inside according to a plan for the holy Ramadan is an occasion to a single vehicle, in addition to month, in addition to a com- promote correct traffic behav- ensuring the commitment of prehensive traffic awareness iour among all segments of so- road users to download Eht- QNCC to remain open from plan. ciety, and to enhance commu- eraz, and follow all other pre- In a press statement, Assis- nity awareness of traffic rules cautionary measures such as 9am to 1am for vaccination tant Director of Traffic Aware- in order to preserve property wearing mask and social dis- THE Ministry of Public Health 9am to 1am every day of the ness Department Lt Col Jaber and lives.