BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 20 50% work completed on Qatar’s Qatar accounts for fi rst bulk of LNG supplies cable-stayed bridge to Asia in 2019: IGU published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11540 May 6, 2020 Ramadan 13, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Scratch and win from home with Hadaya Ooredoo on the Ooredoo App! #Hadaya_Ooredoo *Terms and conditions apply Covid-19 recoveries Planes spell out thanks messages reach 1,924 in Qatar The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) yesterday announced 951 Industrial Area new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), and 114 recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered cases Qatar to 1,924. reopens; entry, The MoPH said that most of the new cases are migrant workers who have been infected with the virus as a result of contact with individuals who were previously diagnosed through exit regulated the investigative testing carried out by the ministry. Page 2 zNew procedures will allow employers, employees who ‘Stranded’ Indians to be work in the area but live outside, residents who live in the fl own home from May 7 Area but work outside, enter and exit the area The Indian embassy has initiated steps to facilitate the repatriation of he Government Communi- who live in the Area but work outside. stranded Indians from Qatar after the cations Offi ce (GCO) has an- In addition, companies operating in Indian government has decided to Tnounced the decision to reopen the Area will be allowed to transport operate special flights to bring home from today the closed part of the In- materials and equipment by submit- nationals who are held up in foreign Skywriting planes spell out messages of thanks to first responders and healthcare workers over Manhattan during the dustrial Area until Street 32, with reor- ting in advance an application to the countries because of the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in New York City, US, yesterday. ganised exit and entry procedures. Ministry of Commerce and Industry Covid-19 situation and the suspension Streets 1 and 2 and Al Wakalat Street and the Ministry of Administrative De- of air travel. In the first phase of the were reopened earlier. It may be re- velopment, Labour and Social Aff airs. plan, two special flights will be used called that the gradual reopening of This will be detailed in the Perma- to fly Indian nationals home, the the Industrial Area had commenced on nent Committee for Industrial Area first one on May 7 to Kochi and the April 22 with the three streets after re- Aff airs’ procedures guide, established second one to Thriuvanathapuram Covid-19: Qatar has the lowest maining shut for around 35 days as part by Ministerial Decision number 29 of on May 10. Pages 3, 13 of the state’s eff orts to curb the spread 2016, to explain all temporary proce- of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) dures that must be followed in the up- Murder hornet arrives and protect the health and safety of the coming period. in Washington mortality rate in the world inhabitants there. Employers will be required to ensure The reopening of the rest of the In- all workers download the Ehteraz mo- An invasive, dustrial Area is being implemented in bile app, which is mandatory for exit predatory s the global death toll from the breaks, Qatar’s case fatality ratio is “Countries that test more and de- adherence to all the preventive precau- from and entry to the Industrial Area. insect dubbed coronavirus pandemic exceeds the lowest at 0.07% — 12 deaths out of tect more mild cases will have an ap- tionary measures determined by the Inspections will be intensifi ed to the “murder A250,000, two tiny nations more than 16,000 cases. Singapore’s parently lower case fatality rate,” she Ministry of Public Health, the GCO said. make sure all laws and procedures are hornet,” has stand out with the lowest fatality ratio is 0.093% of more than 19,000 said. Older populations and countries The reorganisation of exit and entry implemented, such as providing ade- turned up in rates among countries who are expe- infections. Both countries have also that exceed their intensive care unit will result in resuming work and sup- quate accommodation, reduction of the Washington state near the Canadian riencing major outbreaks. kept mortality from the virus low as a and ventilator capacity will also have ply chains inside and outside the Area number of workers in buses to half the border, where they could potentially In Qatar and Singapore, the death proportion of their populations: less higher death rates, she said. to normal, while making sure that the capacity of the vehicles, providing sani- pose a threat to humans and the toll is less than 0.1% of reported in- than 0.5 per 100,000 people. While Singapore has an ageing community is not at risk of infections. tisers and masks, and that all workers are beekeeping industry, state agriculture fections. The two nations are also among population and a higher median age These procedures will allow the fol- using them properly as per the instruc- off icials said yesterday. The stinging Patient demographics and the abil- some of the wealthiest in the world, than Qatar, the majority of its infec- lowing groups to enter and exit the tions of the Ministry of Public Health. Vespa mandarinia can grow as large ity of the health-care system to cope which means they can better aff ord the tions are among low-wage foreign Area: employers, employees who work “Qatar affi rms that it continues to as 2-1/2 inches (6.4cm) in length and are key to keeping the survival rate test kits and hospital beds they need. workers, who are typically young and in the Area but live outside, residents take all necessary measures required at is native to southeast Asia, China high in this pandemic, health experts Just behind Qatar and Singapore in undergo health checks before they are the current stage to protect the safety and Taiwan. It was first discovered in say. While some countries with small survival rates are Belarus, Saudi Arabia allowed into the country to work. of the society and limit the spread of Blaine, Washington, in December by outbreaks like Vietnam have not suf- and United Arab Emirates. Similarly, many of the cases in the Covid-19,” the GCO statement said. a homeowner, according to Sven-Erik fered a single death, those dealing Low case fatality ratios boil down to Middle East are within the younger, This decision was preceded by a Spichiger, managing entomologist with major spread — defi ned as more three things: testing, age of the popu- migrant workforce. The majority number of preventive checkups and at the Washington state Agriculture than 10,000 cases — often start to see lation and intensive care unit capac- of the population in UAE and Qatar tests in area and transferring more than Department. their healthcare infrastructure come ity, said Raina MacIntyre, professor of are younger expatriates, who also go 6,500 workers to precautionary health under pressure. global biosecurity at the University of through health checks before enter- quarantine, in addition to off ering free Britain records Europe’s Among economies with major out- New South Wales. ing the country.– Bloomberg medical care of high quality inside and highest virus death toll A stretch of a street in the Industrial outside the Industrial Area to all those Area. diagnosed with the infection. Britain’s death toll linked to the novel coronavirus has risen to 29,427, the government said yesterday, ‘A moderately eff ective vaccine would suff ice’ meaning it has overtaken Italy in Drive-through virus tests at 3 health centres recording Europe’s highest total. The Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine The study is new and yet to be peer- total includes only deaths reported – Qatar (WCM-Q) and Qatar University reviewed, but has been released in through the Health Ministry following he Ministry of Public Health The drive-through Covid-19 sur- only service - will be randomly select- (QU) have shown that even a commitment to the principles set out in tests in hospitals and care homes, (MoPH) will operate drive- vey will be conducted at the Al Thu- ed based on age, gender and ethnicity, moderately eff ective vaccine could be the 2016 Statement on Data Sharing in with many experts estimating that Tthrough swabbing hubs at mama, Al Waab and Leabaib health it explains. “Invitation doesn’t mean enough to stop the current coronavirus Public Health Emergencies. at least 40,000 people have died three health centres in the country centres today and tomorrow, from you are a suspect Covid-19 patient pandemic. “With several Covid-19 vaccines following infection with the virus. over two days. 2pm-10pm. and p The study – Epidemiological impact of still in early stages of development, An off icial report in Italy, which has This would be done in collabora- “A group of 2,500 members of the articipation is entirely voluntary,” Sars-CoV-2 vaccination: mathematical we aimed to provide the scientific recorded 29,315 deaths, suggested it tion with the Primary Health Care public will be involved in a unique the notice clarifi es. modelling analyses – was funded by a evidence that can inform vaccine could have a similar total to Britain. Corporation (PHCC), Hamad Medi- study that will allow better under- Following are the drive-through National Priorities Research Programme development, licensure, decision- cal Corporation’s (HMC) Ambulance standing of the fl ow of the virus in the Covid-19 survey steps: Text message (NPRP) grant from the Qatar National making, and administration Global virus toll Service and laboratories, and Qatar community and adapt responses to invitation from PHCC, Online regis- Research Fund.