BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 7 Qatar education QGBC launches system ‘on par’ with Al Tadweer developed nations: programme Alpen Capital for recycling benchmark in Qatar published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXXII No. 11855 March 17, 2021 Sha’aban 4, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals PM, Saudi interior Amir visits Milipol Qatar 2021 minister review ties in phone call HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani held yesterday a telephone call with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. At the beginning of the call, HE the Prime Minister conveyed the greetings of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, wishing them good health and the Saudi people progress and development. For his part, the Saudi interior minister conveyed the greetings of the Saudi king and the crown prince to the Amir, wishing him success and rectitude, and the Qatari people further progress His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani visited yesterday the 13th edition of international exhibition for homeland security and civil defence (Milipol Qatar 2021) at the Doha Exhibition and and prosperity. The call dealt Convention Centre. The Amir was briefed on the pavilions and sections of the exhibition as well as the latest innovations and technologies exhibited by local and international companies in the fields of with reviewing fraternal relations security, safety, cybersecurity and civil defence devices and equipment, and major event security management, in addition to a number of modern military armoured vehicles, weapons and armoured cars. between the two countries and the His Highness the Amir was accompanied by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani and a number of senior off icials. (QNA) Page 12 means to enhance them, particularly in the security field. Additionally, it discussed a number of topics of joint interest. (QNA) Amir meets Iraqi foreign minister Qatar to pay $10mn to back WHO efforts ‘510,000 vaccine doses Qatar, represented by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a Core Contribution administered in Qatar’ Agreement for $10mn to support WHO’s 13th General Programme of Work (GPW 13) and for Covid-19 O 14,000 people getting vaccinated against Covid every day: MoPH response through the Access to O 15% of Qatar’s adult population have received at least one dose Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A). This is the first Core Contribution Agreement signed between Qatar QNA each week has increased by 270% and WHO, highlighting the strong Doha and more than one in seven adults, partnership and commitment to 15% of Qatar’s adult population, work jointly to ensure that the most have now received at least one vac- vulnerable communities around he Ministry of Public Health cine dose. the world receive immediate and (MoPH) has announced that Dr Abdullatif al-Khal, Chair of unhampered assistance when it is T510,000 Covid-19 vaccine the National Health Strategic Group most needed. Page 3 doses have been administered since on Covid-19 and Head of Infectious the start of the National Vaccina- Diseases at HMC, explained that Moderna starts vaccine tion Programme in Qatar. safety has always been prioritised in Recent availability of greater the Covid-19 National Vaccination trial for children quantities of both the Moderna Programme. Drugmaker Moderna says it has and Pfi zer-BioNTech vaccines has “We were clear from the outset started Covid-19 vaccine trials for helped increase the pace of the that we only wanted to administer thousands of children aged under vaccination programme, with over internationally approved, safe and 12, a first step towards a new phase 100,000 doses being administered ple receiving the vaccine is con- eff ective vaccines for the people of the immunisation campaign each week, meaning that every day stantly rising. It is very reassur- of Qatar. Extensive clinical stud- experts say might be necessary around 14,000 of our most vulner- ing to know that more than six out ies have showed the Moderna and His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met yesterday at the Amiri to stamp out the pandemic. “If we able members of society and essen- of every ten people aged 60 and Pfi zer and BioNTech vaccines to be Diwan with Iraqi foreign minister Fuad Mohamed Hussein, and the accompanying really want to get towards herd tial workers are getting vaccinated above have now received at least safe, and it is reassuring that with delegation. At the outset of the meeting, the Iraqi foreign minister conveyed the immunity, that’s going to require and becoming protected against their first dose of the vaccine, more than 500,000 vaccine doses greetings of the Iraqi President Dr Barham Salih to the Amir, wishing him continued as much as 80% of our population Covid-19, the ministry said in a with 67% of people over 70 years administered in Qatar, no reported success and the Qatari people further progress and prosperity. For his part, the Amir to be vaccinated, and we really statement. of age, and 63% of people over 60 serious side eff ects have been di- entrusted Fuad Mohamed Hussein to convey his greetings to the Iraqi President, can’t do that without vaccinating The ministry said that as it years of age having received the rectly associated with the vaccine, wishing him good health and wellness and the Iraqi people continued development children,” Lee Savio Beers, president continues to highlight the im- vaccine. and I encourage everyone to take and growth. They reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and means of the American Academy of portance of vaccination for the Since the beginning of February, the vaccine when their turn comes,” of developing them, as well as the most prominent regional and international Pediatrics said. Page 11 elderly, the number of older peo- the number of doses administered added Dr al-Khal. To Page 6 developments. (QNA) Page 5 UNDP to open office in Doha UK bans fl ights from Qatar, Oman ritain has added Qatar to its Here’s a Q&A on the latest develop- travel ‘red list’ and has banned O Aviation analyst Alex ments with Qatar being added to the Ball fl ights from Qatar from Fri- UK’s red list day early morning. Macheras examines the “Ethiopia, Oman, Somalia and Qa- Q: With Qatar being placed on the tar to be added to England’s red list,” impact of the move on UK’s red list, what does this mean? England’s Department for Transport Direct passenger flights from said. potential passengers to Doha to the UK will end on by 4am “From 4am on 19 March, direct on the 19th March 2021, until fur- fl ights from Qatar to England are pro- the UK in a Question ther notice. hibited. As per the announcement, all air- Visitors who have been in or trans- & Answer format craft carrying passengers will not be ited through Qatar in the previous 10 permitted to depart Doha bound for Qatar and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an days cannot enter England,” British additional called the ‘red list’ which quarantine facility at a cost of £1,750 the UK. agreement to establish an off ice for the programme in Qatar. HE the Permanent Embassy in Qatar tweeted. takes these measures much, much per passenger. This will have a signifi cant impact Representative of Qatar to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Sheikha Here’s some background: All ar- further. If you are not a British citizen, or on transit passengers too, as for any Alya Ahmed bin Saif al-Thani signed the agreement on behalf of Qatar, while rivals to the UK from anywhere in Countries already on the ‘red list’ a person with residency rights in the passengers who are fl ying via Doha to UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner signed the agreement on the UNDP’s behalf. the world must follow the following include South Africa, Brazil, and most UK, you cannot travel to the UK from a the UK (such as from Sydney to Doha The agreement comes within the framework of increasing the eff ectiveness of procedure: must test negative before of the continent of Africa. red-list country, even indirectly. to London) will now have their fi nal government-funded development programmes and strengthening co-operation departure to the UK, quarantine for Only British citizens or those with It doesn’t end there. part of the journey (Doha to London) in areas of common interest. The off ice will focus on strengthening co-operation ten days upon arrival to the UK, and residency rights in the UK are permit- Most red list countries also have one- cancelled, due to the UK’s fl ight ban between UNDP and the government of Qatar, in order to promote sustainable take two compulsory tests during the ted to travel from countries that are on way fl ight bans applied on them, mean- on Qatar. development goals at the global level and other goals that the programme seeks quarantine. the red list to the UK, and they must ing direct passenger fl ights from those Passengers will be able to obtain re- to achieve in the development field.