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ONE *Terms & Conditions Apply Amir holds Qatari ports deliver telephone conversation with strong performance Amir of Kuwait QNA — DOHA SACHIN KUMAR The three ports have Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin THE PENINSULA Hamad Al Thani held yesterday recorded 53 percent via telephone a conversation Despite challenging situation created by growth in general cargo with the Amir of the State of COVID-19 outbreak, ports in Qatar have Kuwait, H H Sheikh Sabah Al delivered a strong performance in March. volumes in March Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, The ports have recorded 53 percent during which they reviewed growth in general cargo volumes in March compared to February the solid fraternal relations compared to February this year. this year. A total of 225 between the two countries and Hamad Port, Ruwais Port and Doha the two brotherly peoples and Port handled 112,730 Twenty-Foot Equiv- ships docked at these ways of enhancing and develop alent Units (TEUs) containers; 131,472 ports last month. them. tonnes general cargo; 59,601 livestock During the call, they dis- heads; 41,554 tonnes building materials cussed several regional and and 6,088 units of vehicles during last by Qatar Ports Management Company international issues of month, said Mwani Qatar in a tweet, (Mwani Qatar) have played crucial role in common concern, particu- yesterday. smooth functioning of ports in this chal- the workforce safe, but will also ensure port aware about how to limit spread larly developments related to The ports had handled 85,916 tonnes lenging times. uninterrupted supply of goods in the of the virus. combating the novel corona- of general cargo; 5,750 units of vehicles Mwani Qatar, in coordination with the country. Containers are sanitised during virus, and the efforts made by and 85,643 livestock heads in February, Ministry of Public Health and relevant The measures include sanitisation loading and unloading process and both countries to limit and this year. authorities, has implemented series of of containers, installing thermal before delivery. Mwani Qatar is respon- prevent its spread and areas A total of 225 ships docked at these measures to limit the spread of corona- cameras, submission of COVID-19 dis- sible for managing the nation’s seaports of cooperation between them ports in March. Preventive measures taken virus in the ports which will not only keep closures and making workforce at the and shipping terminals.`P2 in this regard. MoPH: 21 more patients recover; 126 new cases THE PENINSULA — DOHA been put into quarantine and Qatar to 93. With the new and diagnosis of infected cases cooperate fully and adhere to and dispose of it are receiving the necessary advance techniques used for which will help to reduce the all health guidelines and pre- appropriately. The Ministry of Public Health medical care, the Ministry has COVID-19 laboratory tests, until spread of the virus. ventive measures to reduce the The Ministry has also (MoPH) has announced 126 new said. yesterday a total of 28,413 have The increase is also con- risk of infection. advised that elderly people, and confirmed cases of COVID-19 The MoPH continues to been tested for COVID-19. tributed to by the increasing This includes, staying people with chronic health con- and 21 more patients having work hard to increase the Among them 2,153 were tested number of Qataris recently indoors as much as possible, ditions, avoid going out unless recovered from the disease. capacity of the central labora- yesterday. returning from overseas to washing hands often or using absolutely necessary, as they With the new cases, at tories in order to conduct a The Ministry earlier said, Qatar, the Ministry said earlier. hand sanitizers and keeping a are more susceptible to present, 979 are receiving greater number of daily labo- that the increase in numbers is Also to date, some 93 people distance of at least one metre infections. treatment for COVID-19 in ratory tests, which will con- due to the use of new advanced have recovered from COVID-19 from people who have The COVID-19 contact Qatar. Among the new cases, tribute to speeding up the laboratory techniques to detect and three deaths have been symptoms of illness. centre at the Ministry of Public some are related to travellers results. the virus which means a large reported due to the disease in Public are also advised to Health is accessible around the who came to Qatar and others The recovery of 21 new number of samples can now be the country. use their sleeve to cover their clock for any reports or who had contacts with infected cases brings the total cases of tested every day. This is helping The MoPH has requested all nose and mouth when coughing inquiries on the toll-free phone people. The new cases have recovery from the COVID-19 in to contribute to the faster members of society to and sneezing or use tissue paper number (16000). Worldwide COVID-19 cases surpass 1 million; death toll above 57,400 AGENCIES — NEW YORK the facilities from COVID-19. The rising figures were More than 1 million people have announced as 160,000 police been reported infected by the officers were deployed to novel coronavirus across the ensure France’s strict con- world and 57,474 have died finement measures are until yesterday. respected at what normally More than 1,082,470 would be the start of spring declared cases have been reg- vacation. istered in 188 countries and ter- The United States has the ritories since the epidemic first highest official number of Maintaining social distance emerged in China in December. infected people with 261,438 Of these cases, at least 205,400 diagnosed cases, 6,699 deaths Some health enthusiasts indulged in jogging while maintaining social distancing at the linear park on the Najma Street at Old Airport, are now considered recovered. and 9,428 recoveries. Doha, yesterday. PIC:SALIM MATRAMKOT /THE PENINSULA The tallies, using data from Since 1900 GMT on national authorities and infor- Thursday, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, mation from the World Health Libya and the Northern Mar- Organization (WHO), probably ianas have announced their China stands firmly with Qatar in fight reflect only a fraction of the first deaths. actual number of infections. Europe has listed 587,386 Many countries are only cases and 41,985 deaths to date, testing cases that require the US and Canada together against coronavirus pandemic: Envoy hospitalisation. have 273,199 cases with 6,865 Italy, which recorded its deaths, Asia 114,493 cases and SIDI MOHAMED response and proper measure taken by first coronavirus death at the 4,082 deaths, the Middle East THE PENINSULA the government have achieved great end of February, has 14,681 67,739 cases and 3,451 deaths, success. H H the Amir puts people’s health fatalities, with 119,827 infec- Latin America and the Car- The Ambassador of China to Qatar, Zhou and safety as the top priority, and has tions and 19,758 people ibbean 25,839 cases with 735 Jian, has said that China has shared its rich issued a series of decisive directives. We recovered. Spain has recorded deaths, Africa 7,592 cases with experience with Qatar in containing the have seen the close cooperation and ded- 10,935 fatalities and 117,710 323 deaths and Oceania 6,228 pandemic, including multiple versions of ication of multiple ministries, especially infections. cases with 33 deaths. latest guidelines in prevention, control, the Ministry of Public Health and the Min- China —excluding Hong Turkey confirmed yes- diagnosis and treatment. istry of Interior. We have also seen Kong and Macau —has to date terday that 69 more people “We have opened an online knowledge medical workers risk their own safety to declared 3,322 deaths and died from the novel corona- center, held video conferences with Qatari offer patient the best medical care. We 81,620 cases, with 76,571 virus in the country over the health experts, and introduced to Qatar would like to express our sincere recoveries. past 24 hours, bringing the our experience in epidemic prevention appreciation.” France has reported 6,507 death toll to 425. and control, clinical treatment, and social He said that China will never forget deaths and 83,165 cases. The total number of con- governance,” said the Ambassador. The Ambassador of China to Qatar, Zhou Jian the help from the Qatari people. “The Authorities have started firmed coronavirus cases During an online press conference Qatar Table Tennis Association welcomed including victims in homes for surged to 20,921 as 2,786 more with reporters on Thursday, the Ambas- International Airport, with their engines the Chinese team with their world-class the aged. The chief of the coun- people tested positive for the sador said: “We will never forget that roaring, each carrying 300 tonnes of facilities and hospitality. A Qatari busi- try’s national health agency, virus in a day, Health Minister Qatar Airways used its global network to medical supplies. This scene of friendship nessman made a one-time donation of Jerome Salomon, says reports Fahrettin Koca told reporters deliver supplies to China. On the day of is unforgettable for me.” nearly 100,000 masks to China. These from 3,000 establishments for after a Coronavirus Science departure, 5 fully loaded cargo planes Jian further said: “We have noticed have sent us warmth against the epidemic the aged - still far from the total Council teleconference lined up on the runway of Hamad that since the outbreak in Qatar, the quick winter,” he said.`P3 - show 1,416 residents died in meeting.