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The upgrading works that were implemented on the intersection include increasing the number of lanes on the streets that are connected to Al Rufaa Intersection QNA/Doha The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the completion of upgrade works at Al Rufaa Intersection, known as Sana Intersection, and opening it to traffic as part of the A-Ring Road Development Project. The intersection was...

QNA/Doha The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced on Saturday the registration of 28 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), two cases of recovery, in addition to the first death due to the virus. In a statement, the ministry said some new cases of infection are related to travellers who returned to Qatar and others to contacts, with new...

Doha The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has specified the vital services that are exempted from the decision to change the working hours of companies and commercial shops from 6am to 7pm. Telecommunications companies, pharmacies, factories, restaurant and food stores, petrol stations, e-commerce companies and food distribution companies are exempted from these restrictions, according to an infographic issued by the...

Traffic and security patrols will be carried out throughout the country to implement the decision on banning social gatherings and ensure that no such gatherings are taking place, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has reiterated. "The Ministry of Interior calls on citizens, residents and visitors to the country to abide by the decision not to gather in public places to...

Telecoms sector helps reduce direct communication between individual Doha The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) is providing offers and packages for telecom services to help people of Qatar work remotely from home easily and securely at a time when precautionary measures have been taken to limit the spread of Covid-19 in the country. The CRA has taken the initiative with support from the...

Government Communications Office (GCO) Qatar has been providing 31 Bahraini citizens with accommodation in a quarantine hotel in Doha after they arrived in the country on a Qatar Airways flight from Iran. In a statement on Saturday, the Government Communications Office said: "As Bahrain does not allow commercial flights from Qatar, the State of Qatar inquired with officials in Bahrain as...

MoCI specifies companies, shops for exemption The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has specified the vital services that are exempted from the decision to change the working hours of companies and commercial shops from 6am to 7pm. Telecommunications companies, pharmacies, factories, restaurant and food stores, petrol stations, e-commerce companies and food distribution companies are exempted from these restrictions, according to...

Workers without health card too will receive free Covid-19 care Doha The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has issued an advisory on how to maintain workers' health and safety at the workplace. The advisory, which was posted on Twitter on Saturday, provides answers to a number of questions regarding workers' health and safety. These are as follows: * What should...

A diverse group of academics, researchers and NGO leaders have signed the following open letter addressed to the leaders of the P4+1 countries (United Kingdom, France, Germany, China, and Russia) and US lawmakers. Several distinguished academics including Prof. Noam Chomsky have signed this letter. The letter was drafted and coordinated by the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy. For academics/researchers/NGO leaders: If you’d...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani had telephonic conversation on Thursday in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic Written By Pritesh Kamath | Mumbai | Updated On: March 27, 2020 05:01 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani had a telephonic conversation on Thursday in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic...

Indian Cultural Centre The Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) has appealed to all community members to visit the ICC for any services only if it is "absolutely essential and unavoidable", in order to avoid crowding on its premises. This comes in view of the prevailing situation due to the Covid-19 outbreak and as a precautionary measure directed by the embassy of India,...

Ministry of Public Health today announces the registration of 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Qatar. This brings the total confirmed cases to 562 in the country. Qatar also have announced 43 cases of recoveries. Some new cases are related to travelers who came to the Qatar and others to contacts. The new cases have been put into...

Dr Abdullatif al-Khal QNA/Doha The majority of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Qatar are between the age group of 20 to 40, and 18 people are in intensive care, it was announced on Thursday at a press conference. "Most of the diagnosed cases are still subject to isolation and treatment," explained Dr Abdullatif al-Khal, chair of the Infectious Diseases Division and...

An inspection in progress. An inspection in progress. Inspections of food establishments by the Health Control Section of the Municipal Control Department, Doha Municipality, in March resulted in the administrative closure of 47 such outlets for violating the relevant rules. As many as 2,224 inspections were carried out at food establishments in various localities under Doha Municipality's jurisdiction during this period, the...