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THE BIGGEST MEGA PRIZE QAR 2.5 MILLION Offer valid from 5th of March 2020 to 31st January 2021 INDIVIDUAL PRIZE IN QATAR! 2 WINNERS QAR 1 MILLION EACH 457 LUCKY WINNERS QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune THURSDAY MAY 7, 2020 RAMADAN 14, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4940 QR 2 Fajr: 3:31 am Dhuhr: 11:30 am PARTLY CLOUDY Asr: 2:58 pm Maghrib: 6:08 pm HIGH : 37°C LOW : 27°C Isha: 7:38 pm RAMADAN TIMING Nation 3 Business 8 Sports 11 TODAY TOMORROW IFTAR IMSAK QC provides healthcare to QP enters into three Angela Merkel gives pregnant Syrian refugees exploration blocks go-ahead for Bundesliga 6:08PM 3:20AM with QFFD support in Mexico to resume in mid-May Enjoy double speed with Ooredoo ONE while you’re at home #Hadaya_Ooredoo *Terms and conditions apply Cabinet extends PM WITNESSES SIGNING OF DEAL TO ESTABLISH COVID-19 measures CENTRE FOR DIGITAL COMPETENCIES QNA amending some provisions of DOHA Law No 12 of 1998 organising the Central Municipal Council THE Cabinet has decided to and referring it to the Shura extend the precautionary meas- Council. ures in place to combat the coro- The Cabinet also approved navirus (COVID-19) pandemic. a draft decision by the Minis- Prime Minister and Minister ter of Justice to issue rules for Amir, Canadian PM review of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin the obligations of real estate Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al Thani brokers and notaries empow- chaired the Cabinet meeting ered with requirements to efforts to combat COVID-19 through video conference. combat money laundering and The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani held a tel- The Cabinet took the deci- terrorist financing. ephone conversation with Prime Minister of Canada Justin sion after hearing a brief ex- The Cabinet also approved Trudeau on Wednesday. During the phone call, they reviewed planation from the Minister of the draft decision of the Minis- cooperation relations between the two countries and the Public Health on the latest de- ter of Commerce and Industry prospects for strengthening and developing them, in addition velopments in efforts to limit in the executive regulations of to discussing efforts related to combating the novel corona- the spread of the virus. Law No (1) of 2019 regulating Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al Thani witnessed the virus (COVID-19) pandemic. In this regard, the Canadian PM After that, the Cabinet ap- non-Qatari capital in econom- signing of a cooperation agreement to establish a centre for digital competencies between the Qatar Free expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Amir for the proved a draft law amending ic activity. Zones Authority (QFZA) and the French Thales Group. The agreement was signed by Minister of State HE role of Qatar Airways in bringing back Canadian nationals from some provisions of Law No 1 It also gave the go-ahead to Ahmed bin Mohammed al Sayed, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of QFZA, and Chairman various parts of the world to Canada during this crisis. of 1986 regarding the registra- the provisions of Law No (24) and Chief Executive (CEO) of Thales Group Patrice Caine at a virtual signing ceremony in Doha and Paris The call also discussed regional and international develop- tion of pharmaceutical compa- of 2002 regarding retirement through video conference. The centre will serve as a hub for software development and facility facilitation, ments, particularly security and stability in the region. (QNA) nies and their products. and pensions for some depart- including security events and solutions, which will support the growing technology sector. PAGE 8 It also approved a draft law ments. Amir, Ukraine president review efforts to defeat coronavirus QA plans to resume THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani held a tel- ephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Wednesday. During the phone call, they discussed flight services to 52 the relations between the two countries and the ways of boost- ing them. They also discussed the ways of combating new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and curb its spread. They also reviewed areas of cooperation in this regard. (QNA) cities by May-end Airline seeks to start operations in a phased manner COVID-19 recoveries reach 2,070 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK citizens and residents who DOHA Qatar Airways aims DOHA have contracted the virus from to fly 80 destinations by family members, who in turn QATAR Airways (QA) will begin a Qatar on Wednesday reported had contracted the virus at their phased approach to expanding its net- the end of June 840 new COVID-19 cases, tak- workplaces or other places INDUSTriaL AREA REopENS work in line with passenger demand ing the total positive cases to where they had been exposed The Industrial Area streets under lockdown reopened on Wednesday, with the entry and the expected relaxation of entry 17,972, the Ministry of Public to infected people. All the newly- and exit being regulated strictly as part of efforts to curb the spread of the novel restrictions around the world. The air- Health has announced. diagnosed individuals have coronavirus (COVID-19). The phased lifting of the lockdown began a few weeks ago, line will start a phased rebuilding of As many as 146 people recov- been quarantined with proper with the first phase seeing the reopening of Streets 1, 2 and Al Wakalat on April 22. network to an initial 52 destinations by ered from the disease in the last medical attention. The reopening of the rest of the Industrial Area is being implemented in adherence the end of May and 80 in June. work to help take over 1 million people 24 hours, bringing the total recov- The ministry called on all to all the preventive precautionary measures determined by the Ministry of Public In a statement on Wednesday, the home through our state -of -the -art eries to 2,070. In a statement, the members of society to stay at Health. The reorganisation of exit and entry will result in resuming work and supply airline said it maintained flights to at hub in Doha and to transport more MoPH said most of the new cases home and not to go out unless chains inside and outside the area to normal, while making sure that the community least 30 destinations during this crisis than 100,000 tonnes of essential med- are that of expatriate workers who absolutely necessary and to is not at risk of infections. These procedures will allow the following groups to enter and to most continents, helping to take ical and aid supplies to where they are have come in contact with those implement preventive meas- and exit the area: employers, employees who work in the area but live outside, resi- over 1 million people home. needed.” tested positive earlier. ures and maintain physical dents who live in the area but work outside. —SANTHOSH CHANDRAN “The airline has been in a unique “As we follow the indicators of the Several cases are that of distancing. position to closely monitor global pas- global travel market on a daily basis, senger flowsand booking trends to we continue to focus on our mission. confidentlybegin planning the gradual How we can enable mobility for our reintroduction of additional flights and customers and provide them with destinations to its network,” it said. seamless connectivity to their final Qatar Airways Group Chief Execu- destination. We have built a strong Repatriation of stranded Indians to start on May 9 tive Akbar al Baker said, “Throughout level of trust with passengers, govern- women, urgent medical cases, this crisis our passengers have been ments, trade and airports as a reli- First flight with 200 workers in distress, senior citizens at the centre of our focus. Our airline able partner during this crisis and we as well as to other people who are has implemented industry-leading hy- intend to continue delivering on this passengers to take off stranded in difficult situations. giene practices and commercial poli- mission as we gradually expand our from HIA on Saturday The passenger list was finalised cies enabling our passengers to book network,” he said. by the embassy on the basis of regis- and travel with confidence. We have trations made in the embassy web- maintained a flexible and agile net- Continued on page 2 SANTHOSH CHANDRAN site for this purpose. The embassy DOHA has contacted the short-listed peo- ple for each flight directly through THE flight to repatriate stranded email/telephone. Indians from Qatar to India on Speaking to Qatar Tribune, Pres- Thursday has been rescheduled. ident of Indian Cultural Centre A P 38 doctors graduate from WCM-Q The first flight from Doha to Manikantan said, “Following the in- WEILL Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) Dean Dr Javaid Sheikh has underlined Kochi will now depart on Saturday structions of the Indian embassy, ICC the act of heroism taking place in hospitals during the virtual graduation cer- (May 9) at 7.05 pm and the second provided all facilities to passengers emony for WCM-Q’s Class of 2020 held on Wednesday. Thirty-eight graduates flight toT hiruvananthapuram will People wait for buying tickets at the Indian Cultural Centre on Wednesday. and Air India to reserve tickets. Asho- received their Cornell University MD degrees this year including 13 Qataris. The depart on Sunday at 4 pm, accord- ka Hall of ICC and its office premises Class of 2020 consists of 15 males and 23 females coming from 13 different ing to an Indian embassy official.