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Google services down for users around the world
A Google logo is shown at one of the company’s office complexes in Irvine, California, United States, July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo AFP San Francisco: Popular Google services including Gmail and Drive were down for many users around the world on Thursday, with the US technology giant telling affected people they were “aware of […]
MOPH announces list of approved Covid-19 testing centers in some low-risk countries
The Peninula Online Doha: As part of the gradual lifting of restrictions imposed in Qatar as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) publishes a list of low risk countries and people travelling to Qatar from these countries can do home quarantine for even days. The listis reviewed every two weeks. […]
Ministry amends three-phase school reopening plan; to implement blended learning system
The Peninsula The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) announced changes to its previous three-phase back-to-school plan for the 2020/21 academic year. The new plan will apply blended learning during the first semester of the next academic year. A combination of online and classroom-based learning will be implemented in all stages of education across […]
Education City Stadium: A lesson in sustainability
The Peninsula Doha: Sport is a tool that brings people together, regardless of age, interests, language, and ethnicity. And major sporting events hosted in ‘green’ buildings can be used as vehicles to educate the public on the importance of sustainability. “For a developing nation as multicultural as Qatar, sport is a way of bringing people […]
288 Covid-19 cases and 294 recoveries in Qatar on Aug 17
File photo used for representation only. The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today recorded 288 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 294 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 112,088. All new cases have been placed in isolation and are receiving […]
Covid-19 test from accredited centres must for passengers from Istanbul to Qatar
The Peninsula Online Doha: Effective August 18, passengers arriving in Qatar from Istanbul, Turkey, must present a negative result of a COVID-19 medical test taken within 48 hours of arrival to Doha at an accredited medical centre. Qatar Airways on their Twitter account said that passengers travelling from other gateways in Turkey to Doha will […]
School opening, postponing or distance learning based on risk assessment: MoPH official
The Peninsula Online Doha: As the date for reopening of schools is nearing, a senior official with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said that the situation will assessed by MoPH and Ministry of Education and Higher Education before the student return to the schools. Director of the Public Health Department at the Ministry of […]
Ministry closes 67 work sites for not following summer working hours
QNA Doha: Field visits carried out by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, represented by Labour Inspection Department, from July 16 to August 13 resulted in the closure of 67 work sites for a period of three days because they violated the Ministerial Decision No. 16 of 2007. Most of the violating […]
Ministry gives reopening approval for 10 more nurseries
File photo used for representation only. The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs has issued a fresh list of 10 nurseries, in addition to the 19 announced earlier, which were approved by the Ministry to reopen following the preventive and precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. The […]