Qatar Will Host Most Accessible World Cup

Qatar Will Host Most Accessible World Cup

BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Qatar-EU trade Sanchez calls for volume reaches discipline as $7bn in 2020, Qatar take on says al-Kuwari Bangladesh published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11752 December 4, 2020 Rabia II 19, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir sends condolences to French president His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday a cable of condolences to French President Emmanuel Macron on the death of former Qatar will French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing. His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani also sent a cable of condolences to Macron on the death of d’Estaing. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior host most Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, sent a cable of condolence to French Prime Minister Jean Castex, on the death of the former French president. Al-Attiyah, UK defence accessible minister review ties HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Aff airs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, received yesterday a phone call from British Defence Minister World Cup Ben Wallace. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations in the The SC’s Accessibility Forum members during a visit to a World Cup stadium. atar aims to host the most accessi- and SC towards providing equal oppor- military fields between the two ble FIFA World Cup in tournament tunities towards an inclusive and acces- friendly countries and ways to Qhistory, the Supreme Committee sible environment. In addition, the com- enhance them. for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has stressed. munity platform enables people with More than one million visitors are disabilities to be active participants in Mada Centre wins expected to fl ock to Qatar when it hosts setting priorities and testing the acces- Unesco prize the FIFA World Cup in 2022. In prepa- sibility of various components of the fan US expert urges patience ration for the tournament, the organis- experience, including tournament ven- Qatar’s Mada Center is the winner ers are committed to ensuring that fans ues, the report explains. of the Unesco/Amir Jaber Al with disabilities enjoy an accessible The forum recently organised a visit Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Prize for and barrier-free experience, a report to the Qatar 2022 stadium in Al Rayyan, Digital Empowerment of Persons on sc.qa said yesterday. which will be inaugurated when it hosts with Disabilities for 2020-2021, before approving vaccine Speaking on the International Day the Amir Cup fi nal between Al Sadd and according to the Ministry of of Persons with Disabilities on Decem- Al Arabi on December 18. During the Transport and Communications. ber 3, SC Secretary-General Hassan al- visit, forum members toured the sta- An international jury chose AFP Thawadi said providing an accessible dium’s accessibility features, includ- Mada Center in recognition of Washington experience for all fans is a core commit- ing the seating, bathrooms, changing its excellence as a model for ment for the tournament organisers. rooms, concession stands and emergen- the sustainable application of “Ever since we began working on cy exits. In addition to testing, forum technology for the inclusion of eading American infectious dis- hosting the fi rst edition of the World members met the venue team to discuss persons with disabilities, and in ease scientist Anthony Fauci Cup in the Middle East and Arab world, potential areas of improvement. appreciation of its role in providing Lcriticised Britain yesterday for we have made a commitment to ensure Additionally, the SC has installed senso- digital accessibility solutions in rushing through its approval process that all touchpoints of the fan experi- ry rooms in multiple stadiums to create ac- response to Covid-19, the MoTC said for the Pfi zer-BioNTech coronavirus ence meet FIFA’s Accessibility Re- cessible experiences for fans with autism. in a post on Twitter yesterday. vaccine, suggesting the move could quirements and are accessible to fans The rooms are equipped with noise can- undermine public faith. with disabilities,” he said. “This in- cellation, soft furnishings, mood lighting, Doha International His comments came a day after cludes accessible stadiums, transpor- relaxing music and brightly coloured sen- Britain became the fi rst Western coun- tation networks, accommodation, fan sory toys and equipment. These features Book Fair postponed try to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for zones and all other aspects of what will are designed to manage a person’s anxi- The Ministry of Culture and Sports general use, prompting some scepti- truly be an amazing experience for all.” ety and allow them, as well as their families has announced that the next cism among the country’s European The SC launched its Accessibility Fo- and friends, to watch football matches in edition of Doha International Book neighbours and suggestions that the rum in 2015 to consult local stakeholders a welcoming, calming and inclusive envi- Fair, due to be held from January process was politicised. and people with disabilities. The forum’s ronment. They are set to be available in the 7 to 16, 2021, has been postponed Widely-respected Fauci, who leads An employee works on the tanks which will be used for the manufacture of objective is to deliver a barrier-free fan upcoming FIFA Club World Cup Qatar. until further notice. This was the US National Institute of Allergy the adjuvant in the Covid-19 vaccines, at the factory of British multinational experience for all and support FIFA, Q22 To Page 12 decided after co-ordination with the and Infectious Diseases, told CBS pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, northern Ministry of Public Health and the News yesterday: “In all fairness to so France, yesterday. competent authorities in view of many of my UK friends, you know, the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, they kind of ran around the corner of cal about taking a vaccine anyway,” it,’ and they went with it. Cold spell from next week the ministry said in a statement the marathon and joined it in the last he said. “In fact, they were even rather se- yesterday. mile. “If we had jumped over the hur- verely criticised by their European Un- cold spell is expected in the “Weather maps indicate that the “I think that would be a good meta- dle here quickly and inappropriately ion counterparts .” country from the beginning of country’s atmosphere will be affected Covid-19 death toll phor for it... because they really rushed to gain an extra week or a week and a Fauci later apologised after casting A next week, coinciding with the by a cold spell from the beginning of through that approval.” half, I think that the credibility of our doubt over the rigour of the British regu- ‘AlMerbania’ season, according to the next week with a noticeable drop in crosses 1.5mn mark He contrasted Britain’s regulator regulatory process would have been lators who approved the Pfi zer vaccine, Qatar Met department. temperature, coinciding with the be- Over 1.5mn coronavirus deaths with the US Food and Drug Admin- damaged.” saying he had faith in their work. The temperature may drop to below ginning of the ‘AlMerbania’ season have been recorded worldwide istration (FDA), which he called “the Fauci added “I love the Brits” and “There really has been a misunder- 13C in some places during this period, a as a result of fresh to strong north- from nearly 65mn cases, according gold standard of regulation.” said he had respect for the country’s standing, and for that I’m sorry, and I report issued by the weather offi ce said westerly winds over most areas from to an AFP tally yesterday based “They’re doing it in a very care- scientists. apologise for that,” Fauci said in an in- yesterday. Sunday evening until the end of next on off icial statistics. There have ful way, appropriately, because if we “But they just took the data from terview with BBC television. The report states the cloud amount week. The minimum temperature is been 1,500,038 fatalities from did anything that was cutting cor- the Pfi zer company and instead of “I do have great faith in both the sci- is expected to gradually increase at the expected to drop to below 13C in the 64,774,705 cases since the outbreak ners and rushing, we have enough scrutinising it really, really carefully, entifi c community and the regulatory beginning of next week and there is a southern and external regions,” the of the novel coronavirus in China problem(s) with people being scepti- they said, ‘OK, let’s approve it. That’s community in the UK,” Fauci said. chance of scattered rain in some places. report added. in December. The worst aff ected region is Latin America and the Caribbean with 452,263 deaths, Dhow festival regales visitors followed by Europe (430,060) and the United States and Canada (286,946). Qatar pledges to Court rebuff s Trump election challenge stand by Lebanon The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday declined to take up a case by US President Donald Underlining this in a speech via Trump’s campaign challenging the videoconferencing, al-Muraikhi said Nov. 3 presidential election results Qatar had spared no eff ort at the of- in the state, the latest in a string of fi cial and people’s level, and it was one losses the campaign has suff ered. of the fi rst countries that rushed to Trump’s team filed the petition, respond to the fraternal and humani- which challenged Wisconsin’s tarian duty to stand by the brotherly election results and sought to Lebanese people by providing them invalidate 221,323 absentee ballots.

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