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QR RAMADAN TIMING Sports 11 7 TODAY TOMORROW P ARTLY CLOUDY Hyatt Plaza | Mall of Qatar | Gulf Mall | Al Khor Mall IFtaR IMSAK Next year’s Olympics will be HIGH : 36°C Doha Festival City| Ezdan Mall - Wakrah 4015 6999 cancelled if pandemic not LOW : 27°C 6:04PM 3:27AM over: Games chief Opening soon in Mirqab Mall Amir approves decision to form Amir approves Cabinet decision committee for real estate devpt on Unified Economic Registry THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Tuesday approved the Cabinet QNA istry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, decision No 12 of 2020 on the executive regulations of Law No 1 of 2020 regard- DOHA Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Mu- ing the UnifiedE conomic Registry. The decision is effective starting from the day nicipality and Environment, Ministry following the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.(QNA) THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al of Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Thani on Tuesday approved the Cabinet Administrative Development, Labor decision No 10 of 2020 to form a com- and Social Affairs, Qatar Central Bank Amir approves decision to rejig Qatar National mittee on real estate sector development (QCB), Qatar Financial Markets Author- strategy. ity and Qatar Chamber of Commerce Commission for Education, Culture and Science The committee will be chaired and Industry. THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Tuesday approved the Cabinet by HE Minister of Municipality and The decision is effective starting from decision No 11 of 2020, on reorganising Qatar National Commission for Educa- Environment, with the membership of its date of issue and is to be published tion, Culture and Science. The decision is effective starting from its date of issue a representative from each of Min- in the Official Gazette. and is to be published in the Official Gazette.(QNA) Amir directs to send urgent medical aid 5 hospitals, 4 health centres to Algeria THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani has directed sending urgent for COVID-19 cases: Official medical aid to the sisterly People’s Democratic Repub- QNA much as possible. lic of Algeria, in support of DOHA “We have faced a serious challenge efforts to fight the coronavi- since the end of February after the Qa- rus pandemic. (QNA) QATAR has so far designated five hospi- tari citizens were evacuated from Iran. tals to care for coronavirus (COVID-19) The return of citizens from the affected patients, four health centres for testing, countries to Qatar also contributed to examining and keeping suspected cases the increase in the number of infections MADLSA calls on and a hospital for isolation, a top Minis- and the rise in the numbers of new cas- employers to open try of Public Health official has said. es,” he said. Director of the Public Health Depart- He said the MoPH accelerated the Medical aid provided by bank accounts for ment Dr Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad provision of medical, nursing and techni- domestic workers al Thani said the five hospitals designated cal staff and employed additional physi- Qatar arrives in Iran to treat COVID-19 patients are Commu- cians to support the medical and nursing IN implementation of the directives of the Amir HH Sheikh THE Ministry of Administrative nicable Disease Center, Hazm Mebaireek staff assigned to work in the field to re- Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, the third shipment of medical aid Development, Labor and Social General Hospital, The Cuban Hospital, spond to the epidemic. (16 tonnes) from Qatar has arrived in Iran. This medical aid Affairs (MADLSA) has called Mesaieed Hospital, and Ras Laffan Hos- The health cadres have been trained comes within the framework of Qatar’s support for the efforts on all employers to open bank pital. Public Health Department Director Dr Sheikh and qualified remotely by World Health made by the Iranian government in combating the coronavirus accounts for their domestic The four health centres for testing, ex- Mohammed bin Hamad al Thani. Organisation (WHO) experts, he said, (COVID-19). The medical aid was received by representatives of workers. The move comes as amining and keeping suspected cases are adding that quality and performance in- the Embassy of Qatar in Tehran, in addition to Iran’s Assistant part of Qatar’s keenness to Gharafat Al Rayyan, Umm Salal, Muaith- ● dicators have been developed to measure Minister of Health for International Affairs Jalal Naeli. (QNA) provide banking services to all er and Rawdat Al Khail health centres. Private sector doctors the readiness of the hospital system in sectors of society, including do- He said the medical isolation hospital being roped in to help the country. mestic workers, and the Qatar in Umm Salal was made ready on April 9, in the fight against He pointed to the launch of the “For Central Bank’s circular regarding with a capacity of 12,500 beds. Qatar” campaign by the MoPH with the opening accounts and banking The facility is equipped with all the coronavirus aim of attracting volunteers to help re- services for domestic workers. necessary health requirements, facilities duce the spread of the pandemic. In a statement, the ministry and safety to receive those infected with ● A designated hospital for He said the ministry formed the Na- COVID-19 recoveries said opening of bank accounts the virus. medical isolation tional Pandemic Preparedness Commit- will be free of charge and will He revealed that licensed practition- tee to study the situation, develop plans reach 1,134: MoPH not require any money and with- ers in the private sector were recently al- ● Qatar Foundation working and projects and follow up on the imple- out a minimum balance, through lowed to work in treatment institutions in mentation of these plans to address the banking applications. the government sector to strengthen the on developing a test to disease. medical and paramedical staff and pro- detect COVID-19 He said Qatar Foundation (QF) is Continued on page 2 vide more and faster medical and nursing also working on developing a test that services. ● 30 hotels being used as would help in determining the presence On future plans to tackle the virus, he quarantine facilities of coronavirus (COVID-19), in addi- said the goal of addressing the pandemic tion to developing potential treatment was not only to slow the spread of the vi- mechanisms. supplement is being rus to reduce the number of infected peo- system, but the main objective from the issued with this edition ple and decrease the burden on the health beginning was to prevent a rising curve as Continued on page 2 Qatar delivers cash aid to Gaza beneficiaries QNA mittee HE Ambassador Mo- source of income and that GAZA hammed al Emadi said about there must be at least seven 120 families in Gaza Strip are family members or more, Qatar’S Gaza Reconstruc- expected to benefit from $1 with priority given to wid- tion Committee, in coordi- million grant for renovating ows, orphans and chronic nation with Qatar Fund for the homes of the poor. disease patients. Development (QFFD), has He said the process of se- Emadi said the first -fi delivered the first financial lecting the beneficiary fami- nancial payment was deliv- payment of Qatar’s grant to a lies was done in cooperation ered through the post of- number of beneficiaries from with the Public Works Minis- fices in Gaza to about 60 of TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK lic Health (MoPH) has an- the Maskan Kareem (A De- try for those classified in the the families who have met DOHA nounced. As many as 68 peo- cent House) project to reno- ministry’s lists as the worst the necessary procedures to ple recovered from the disease vate the homes of the poor in cases economically and most begin the restoration, while QATAR on Tuesday reported in the last 24 hours, bringing Gaza Strip. in need of restoration. The the rest will be distributed to 677 new cases of coronavirus the total number of recovered Chairman of Qatar’s criteria are that the benefi- the rest of the families in the (COVID-19), taking the total cases to 1,134. Gaza Reconstruction Com- ciary must not have a stable coming days. infected tally to 11,921 in the country, the Ministry of Pub- Continued on page 2 02 Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Quick read HMC expert’s advice for diabetics: Indian Embassy Open House cancelled THE Open House scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2020 on the Indian Embassy premises has been called off in compliance Consult physicians before fasting with the government of Qatar’s regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus. (TNN) Dr Zirie said those with Type 2 and medication, and also offer their People living with diabetes who take tablets that do not morning prayer,” he said. MoCI recalls KTM 790 Adventure reduce the blood sugar can fast. How- He advised those living with dia- motorcycle 2019-2020 models Type 1 diabetes are ever, those who take tablets like sul- betes to check their blood sugar levels phonylureas can reduce the dose if the between 10am and 11am as well as be- THE Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in cooperation advised not to fast sugar levels are fine.