WEDNESDAY MARCH 31, 2021 SHABAN 18, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5220 QR 2 Fajr: 4:10 am Dhuhr: 11:38 am FINE Asr: 3:07 pm Maghrib: 5:51 pm HIGH : 34°C LOW : 20 °C Isha: 7:21 pm World 5 Business 9 Sports 12 WHO looking into all Islamic economic system a Qatar bounce back to draw possible hypotheses for safe haven for sustainable 1-1 with Ireland coronavirus origin development: Minister AMIR MEETS DELEGATION OF US MAYORS Qatar pledges another $100 mn to alleviate Amir wishes suffering of Syrians Pakistan prez a speedy recovery Qatar will continue supporting global efforts to reach a lasting political solution to end the Syrian crisis: FM HIS Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh QNA Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with a delegation of DOHA has wished Pakistan Presi- Mayors of a number of US cities at the Sheikh Abdullah Bin Jassim Majlis at Amiri Diwan on Tuesday. dent Arif Alvi, who has been HH the Amir met with Mayor of Miami, Florida, Francis Suarez, who is also the Second Vice President QATAR has pledged another tested positive for COV- of the US Conference of Mayors, Mayor of Quincy, Illinois, Kyle Moore, and Mayor of Rochester Hills, $100 million to alleviate the ID-19, a speedy recovery. Michigan, Bryan Barnett. The meeting dealt with reviewing the strategic friendship and cooperation ties Syrian humanitarian crisis. “Our best wishes for a between Qatar and the US, in addition to discussing a number of issues of mutual interest. (QNA) “Qatar’s financial and speedy recovery to His Ex- humanitarian aid to the Syr- cellency President @ArifAlvi ian people amounted to more and a long period of health than $2 billion since the start and wellness for him, and of the crisis, whether in the for the friendly Pakistani form of governmental support people,” HH the Amir said in or through non-governmental a tweet on Tuesday. (TNN) and charitable organisations,” People above 40 now Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Qatar’s financial and humanitarian aid to the HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Syrian people was more than $2 billion since Abdulrahman Al Thani said the start of the crisis, whether in the form of eligible for COVID-19 at the 5th Brussels Confer- governmental support or through non-governmental and ence on Supporting the Future charitable organisations.” of Syria and of the Region on Tuesday via video conference. — HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani He stressed the impor- vaccine, says MoPH tance of having a collective the importance of the Syrian ian conditions in Syria con- response and enhancing con- constitutional committee in tinue to deteriorate in light of tributions in alleviating the helping to end the crisis, and the Syrian regime’s unabated HMC launches Over 765,000 vaccine doses have been administered so far suffering of the Syrian people its commitment to support human rights violations and new parking and the region. the committee in cooperation war crimes that is an obsta- QNA The FM renewed Qatar’s with the UN Special Envoy cle to a political solution. The system at its DOHA position of supporting interna- for Syria, by engaging with COVID-19 pandemic and its tional efforts aiming to reach a Syrian parties and supporting economic impact has made Doha hospitals THE Ministry of Public Health political resolution to the Syr- the voluntary return of Syrian living conditions for Syrians QNA (MoPH) has lowered the age ian crisis in line with Geneva I refugees. even harder, which requires DOHA threshold for COVID-19 vac- statement of 2012, UN Securi- The FM said that holding an urgent intervention by the cine eligibility to 40 years. ty Council resolutions, and in today’s conference reflects the UN and its agencies, particu- As part of its plan to ensure The change is part of the particular resolution no 2254 international community’s larly the World Health Organ- patients and visitors have safe phased roll-out of the Na- which meets the aspirations of continued support for the Syr- ization (WHO) to prioritise and fast access to parking tional COVID-19 Vaccination the Syrian people for security ian people in alleviating their delivering vaccines to Syria, he spots, Hamad Medical Cor- Programme, which prioritises and stability and maintains humanitarian crisis that has added. poration (HMC) will introduce members of the population ELL IGIB E GroUP the unity of Syria. been ongoing for 10 years. Continued on page 2 a new parking system on its who are most at risk. ● People aged 40 years and above regardless of their He said Qatar stresses He added that humanitar- Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical More than 765,000 doses health conditions City campus in Doha. have been administered since The new policy means the start of the campaign to ● People with moderate chronic medical conditions that from Thursday, April 1, vaccinate older people, those patients and visitors will with chronic conditions, ● Additional healthcare professionals and other key have access to three hours healthcare workers and other workers in different ministries and industries, including Qatar gives utmost of free parking at all hos- key essential workers, the teachers and administration staff in education pitals and facilities within MoPH added. Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical The lowering of the age priority to countering City. HMC’s Chief of Health- threshold for vaccine eligibility workers in different minis- Since the start of the pan- care Facilities and Acting to 40 years means the current tries and industries, including demic it is the elderly who Chief of Business Services priority groups for COVID-19 teachers and administration have been most at risk for terrorism, says FM Hamad Al Khalifa said as vaccinations are as follows: staff in education severe complications, but in the facilities and services People aged 40 years of In the past few weeks, the the second wave of the virus QNA also continue the humani- QP to become offered by the HMC continue age and above regardless of number of COVID-19 cases has the healthcare system is now DOHA tarian support it provides in to grow, so does the need their health conditions risen continuously, leading to seeing more younger people order to restore stability in sole owner of to ensure safe and conveni- People with moderate significant numbers of people becoming sick and needing DEPUTY Prime Minister and the affected areas in Syria ent parking for patients and chronic medical conditions being admitted to hospital and medical care. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Iraq. Qatargas (1) visitors. PAGE 2 Additional healthcare intensive care every day with HE Sheikh Mohammed bin He said terrorism contin- professionals and other key severe symptoms. Continued on page 2 Abdulrahman Al Thani has ues to pose a serious threat from Jan 1 reiterated that Qatar gives to international peace and QATAR Petroleum (QP) has utmost priority to counter- security, noting that the suc- announced that it will not be ing terrorism. cess of the Global Coalition renewing the Qatargas Lique- “Qatar is an active to Defeat ISIS, espe- fied NaturalG as Company ‘Return to full lockdown best way to stem virus spread’ partner in the inter- cially in Iraq and Limited (QG1) joint venture national coopera- Syria, reflects the upon the expiry of the rel- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ing a peak in the number of cases since tion in confront- commitment evant agreements on Decem- DOHA the first wave, including a reportedly large ing terrorism of the global ber 31, 2021. As a result, number of infections among children un- at the national, community to Qatar Petroleum will become A Qatari health official has called for a full der the age of 14. regional and combating ter- the sole owner of 100% of lockdown to stem the spread of the coro- “The number of cases in the intensive international rorism. the QG1 assets and facilities navirus as the country continues to report care units in February was 53. We now levels; and it will The FM on January 1, 2022. an increasing number of infections on a have more than 300 cases,” Mohammed continue to be an stressed the im- Established in 1984, daily basis, according Al Jazeera. said. active partner of portance for the QG1 is a joint venture “A full lockdown, such as what we “Look at the jump over the past few the international com- international com- between Qatar Petroleum had last summer where the roads were months. Even during the peak of the pan- munity to maintain interna- munity to participate posi- and affiliates ofT otal, empty and people worked from home, is demic last year, we didn’t have that many tional peace and security, tively and to provide the ExxonMobil, Marubeni and the best way to stem the spread of the cases in intensive care. and combat terrorism local- necessary support to restore Mitsui. QG1 was the pio- virus,” the website quoted Dr Ahmed “To put this into perspective, at the ly by participating in all in- security and peace in the neering LNG project to be Al Mohammed, the acting chairman peak of the first wave in May 2020, we ternational and regional ef- countries facing terrorist developed in Qatar, whose of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Dr Ahmed Al Mohammed, acting chairman of had about 220 patients in intensive care. forts in this regard,” Sheikh groups, such as the Republic success has paved the way Intensive Care Units, as having told Qa- HMC Intensive Care Units. It is clear that people are becoming sicker Mohammed told a virtual of Iraq and other countries, for the development of Qa- tar TV.