QNA The Ministry of Public Health has intensified precautionary and preventive measures in workplaces in regard to COVID-19. The Ministry has issued instructions to employers and employees in several languages to maintain a safe working environment. Dr Asmaa Al Nuaimi, NHS National Lead for Healthy and Safe Employees, said that the guidelines specify for the […]
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More than 1mn people sign up in National Address campaign
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has been receiving a good response from Qataris and expatriates for the National Address registration campaign in the country. As per figures, released by the MoI, through its social media accounts, a total of 1mn persons have completed their registration. If the address data was registered with the Metrash 2, […]
Qatar receives heavy rainfall; thundery rain today
Waterlogging in an area after the heavy rain, yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin/The Peninsula Sanaullah Ataullah | The Peninsula Much of the area in Qatar received heavy rainfall yesterday, while some areas reported hailstorms. According to the forecast of Qatar Meteorology Department’s (QMD), thundery rain, with sudden strong wind, is expected at various places today and […]
HMC issues guidelines for medication delivery through Qatar Post
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced guidelines for medication delivery through Qatar Post, yesterday. Patients can order their medication by calling 16000, select language, press 3 for HMC and then 2 for medication delivery, HMC said on its social media accounts. While calling, patients are supposed to provide their valid health card number and home […]
59 people recover today; 252 new Covid-19 cases reported in Qatar
Doha: Ministry of Public Health announces the registration of 252 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) today (April 13), and the recovery of 59 cases of the disease, bringing the total recovery cases in the State of Qatar to 334 cases. The new cases are due to people having been in contact with positive cases […]
Pharmacies to sell 20 masks per ID from Monday: Ministry
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that the second phase of mask distribution through pharmacies will begin from today. Residents can buy masks from select pharmacies by showing their Qatar IDs. An individual can get maximum 20 masks for QR40. “Citizens who did not extract their ration card can obtain the specified share using […]
Scattered rain in various parts of Qatar; temperatures to drop in coming days
Abdul Basit © The Peninsula The Peninsula Online A partly cloudy sky with scattered rain was noticed in northern areas, tweeted Qatar Meteorology Department today. The rainy weather during coming days is expected to be accompanied with a significant drop in temperatures compared with the previous days, the department wrote on its social media. In […]
Qatar reports one more Covid-19 death; 251 new cases
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today announced the registration of 251 new cases of COVID-19 and the recovery of 28 people with the virus, bringing the total number of people to have recovered to date to 275. The Ministry also regretfully announced one new death due to COVID-19, with this the total death toll […]
Ministry closes Jarir for 15 days for violation
Ministry of Commerce and Industry building The Peninsula Online The Ministry of Commerce and Industry closed the Jarir Bookstore on Al-Rayyan Al-Jadeed Street for a period of 15 days. The ministry tweeted this on its official account. This is due to the violation of the timing of the shops that were announced by the Ministry […]
Ministry disinfects residential areas in municipalities
The workers of municipalities disinfect an area as part of a major campaign to ensure safety in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Peninsula Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) carried out ‘Al Furjan’ campaign, last week during which residential areas and neighbourhoods were disinfected in Al Daayen and Umm Salal municipalities as part […]