BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 20 Ashghal implements preventive Qatar Airways Cargo to measures resume belly-hold cargo to combat operations to China virus spread published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11504 March 31, 2020 Sha’ban 7, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Hazm Mebaireek Hospital to treat Covid-19 cases QNA Kaabi said that this decision is part of Doha the pre-emptive plan that the health- care sector is implementing to ensure that any possible increase in the number amad Medical Corporation of Covid-19 patients is managed. (HMC) has announced the des- He pointed out that Hazm Mebai- Hignation of Hazm Mebaireek reek General Hospital was specifi cally General Hospital as a facility for treat- chosen to treat Covid-19 patients be- ing coronavirus patients, with the aim cause the hospital will provide a mod- of providing high-quality care for such ern and advanced environment for the patients in an integrated facility. treatment of patients, both men and HE the Minister of Public Health Dr women of all nationalities. Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari said that the Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital rapid transformation of Hazm Mebaireek has 147 beds, including 42 intensive General Hospital into a facility for treating care beds and 105 inpatient beds. coronavirus patients is an example of the The hospital’s capacity can be in- proactive approach in the healthcare sec- creased to 471 beds (221 beds for inten- tor in the face of this epidemic. sive care and 250 beds for inpatients). She added that the ministry started If needed in the future, it can also pro- to move quickly from the beginning vide a Covid-19 emergency depart- and worked to set standards through ment with a capacity of 150 beds. decisions without any delay, “and this The Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital has been made ready to treat Covid-19 patients. All daily services at Hazm Mebaireek is exactly what we need to address the General Hospital have been tempo- rapidly spreading coronavirus”. Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital to Patients infected with coronavirus reek General Hospital, where they will For his part, the Head of the Health rarily suspended until further notice, HE the minister expressed pride at act as a facility to provide high-quality and having moderate to severe symp- receive the necessary treatment while System Committee for Accident Con- while the emergency department re- the eff orts made by everyone to equip care to Covid-19 patients. toms will be admitted to Hazm Mebai- they are under constant surveillance. trol to confront Covid-19 Dr Saad al- mains open as usual. Amir condoles with Indonesian president His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim Kahramaa sees Favourable ruling for Nasser bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday held 59 new virus cases a telephone conversation with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, jump in use of al-Khelaifi in Swiss case during which he off ered condolences reported as 3 more to him on the death of his mother, online services praying to the Almighty Allah to have asser al-Khelaifi , the head of ary case, mercy on her soul and to grant her international pay-television concluding Paradise, and to give patience to patients recover QNA Ngiant beIN Media Group, has that there the bereaved. During the call, they Doha received a boost as he seeks to clear was a lack reviewed bilateral relations and means his name in a corruption investiga- of evidence of supporting and developing them, in QNA cases of recovery bring to 51 the to- tion in Switzerland with the coun- of misman- addition to discussing the eff orts made Doha tal number of people recovered from atar General Electricity and Wa- try’s federal court having rejected a agement by by the two countries in combating the Covid-19 in Qatar. ter Corporation (Kahramaa) has prosecution case against him. Valcke, so novel coronavirus (Covid-19) to limit The ministry has commissioned Qwitnessed a remarkable increase Last month, al-Khelaifi , who is any alleged and prevent its spread. he Ministry of Public Health new laboratory techniques for test- in the use of its online services of late. also the president of French soccer Al-Khelaifi...vindicated encourage- (MoPH) announced yesterday ing Covid-19 with which it is pos- During the period from March 17-28, giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), ment was Trump, Putin discuss Tthe registration of 59 new con- sible to conduct a greater number of the creation of new electronic accounts was cleared of bribery in a probe that irrelevant, that the business aff airs oil price plunge, virus fi rmed cases of the novel coronavirus tests each day than before. This has increased by 93%, logging into electron- also involves Jérôme Valcke, former between Valcke and al-Khelaifi were (Covid-19), in addition to three more led to an increase in the number of ic accounts increased by about 300%, secretary-general of FIFA, and a third private and personal, and not to do President Donald Trump and his cases of recovering patients. cases discovered each day - which is and downloading the Kahramaa app for unnamed accused, and relates to pay- with Fifa, and that the federation did Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Some of the new cases of infection helping in the early detection of in- smartphones went up by 240%, when ments alleged to have been made for not suff er fi nancial damage. discussed plunging oil prices and the are related to people who have re- fected cases and thus helping reduce compared to the same period in February. media rights for major tournaments. The prosecutor has 10 days to ap- coronavirus pandemic yesterday, cently returned to Qatar from over- the spread of the virus. Kahramaa noted that during the In the case that was still being pros- peal against the ruling. as Trump said Moscow is pressing seas, particularly from the UK, and The MoPH is continuing to carry same period, the company received ecuted, the advantages alleged to have Valcke, who is already serving a for an end to US sanctions. The two to others who had had contact with out all necessary checks for all citi- 17,820 requests through its digital plat- been received by Valcke included being FIFA-imposed ban from soccer, has “expressed serious concern regarding those infected with the virus, either zens arriving from abroad, as well as forms, where 14,200 electronic pay- allowed to live rent-free for 18 months been charged with accepting bribes, the scope of the spread of the from family members who live in the all individuals who have been in con- ment transactions were made, as well in a villa in Sardinia in Italy that al- aggravated criminal mismanage- coronavirus” and “discussed closer same house or from relatives in other tact with the aff ected cases. as1,122 house shifting requests, 2,033 Khelaifi was said to have bought ment and falsifi cation of documents. co-operation,” according to a Kremlin homes. The health ministry also requests requests to issue a certifi cate, 32 re- through a company, which should have Charges of bribery against al-Khelaifi statement on what it described as the All new cases have been put into that all members of society co-oper- quests to register as a Qatari participant cost between €900,000 and €1.8mn. relating to beIN’s acquisition of media “lengthy” phone call. The White House quarantine where they are receiving ate fully and adhere to all guidelines eligible for exemption, in addition to re- The Qatari offi cial has continued to rights in the Middle East and North said Trump and Putin had “agreed the necessary medical care. and advice regarding limiting the quests to remove meters for the purpose deny any wrongdoing, and the Swiss Africa to the 2026 and 2030 World to work closely together through The MoPH said that the three new spread of Covid-19. of demolition and meter complaints. federal court has rejected the second- Cups were dropped in February. the G20” against the virus and the economic shock resulting from travel bans and social distancing. Harry, Meghan sign off royal Instagram account Coronavirus is mutating and now has eight strains Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle are to take a break from their royal Instagram account, DPA they announced yesterday as they New York prepare for life outside the royal inner circle. “While you may not see us here, the work continues... We look forward he novel coronavirus is mutat- to reconnecting with you soon. You’ve ing, as viruses do, and eight been great!” the couple wrote on their Tstrains are now making the “sussexroyal” Instagram account, rounds globally, medical experts say. signing off informally as Harry and The good news is that the mutations Meghan. The couple are due to leave are not more lethal, said Trevor Bed- the royal frontline today, having told ford, whose website, NextStrain.org, is Queen Elizabeth II they wanted to tracking the virus’s genome from sam- pursue more independent lives. ples provided to him from throughout . the world. Tokyo Olympics to open But they are informative. on July 23 next year Researchers are dissecting the ge- nomes of coronavirus and discovering A worker at NorthCape, an outdoor furniture manufacturer, sews personal The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July the strains that have emerged since the protective equipment (PPE) yesterday in Alsip, Illinois. A general view of a food market after Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari called 23 next year, organisers said yesterday, virus fi rst jumped from animals to hu- for a lockdown starting last night to limit the spread of coronavirus disease in Lagos.