The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today announces the registration of 1632 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 582 people newly recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the State of Qatar to 4370 cases The total number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Qatar […]
Month: May 2020
Registration for repatriation to close soon: Indian embassy
Passengers aboard the first repatriation flight before it taking off from Hamad International Airport, Doha, on May 9. The Indian embassy has said they are continuing “to make efforts to schedule flights to destinations such as Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, in the coming weeks”. “Please ensure that you put in your registration and get a confirmation […]
Qatar Red Crescent Society intensifies Ramadan campaign assistance for vulnerable families
QNA Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is going on with its Ramadan Campaign 1441 A.H., under the slogan of “It is Better and Greater in Reward”, which has been widely received by the public, the media, newspapers, social media, and websites. This year, the Ramadan Iftar project involves the distribution of food baskets and […]
Qatar makes wearing face masks compulsory while leaving house
QNA To contain COVID-19 pandemic, the Cabinet yesterday made wearing facemasks compulsory for all citizens and residents upon leaving house for any reason. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani chaired the Cabinet regular meeting, held yesterday evening via video conference. The Cabinet affirmed the continuation […]
1390 new Covid-19 cases reported in Qatar on May 13
Photo by Abdul Basit © The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health announces 1,390 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 124 recovered cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered cases in the State of Qatar to 3,143 The total number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Qatar till […]
Met Dept warns of strong wind and high seas
Department of Meteorology Wednesday warned of strong wind at most places during daytime. In its daily weather report, the Met Dept said weather inshore until 6pm on Wednesday will be hot during daytime with slight dust to blowing dust at some places at times, and mild by night. Offshore, it will be slightly dusty to dusty […]
Qatari private sector companies need to adapt to new changes, post Covid-19: Saad al-Kuwari
Saad al-Kuwari Qatari private sector companies need to adapt to new changes, such as market trends, habits and sale methods, post Covid-19, prominent oil strategist and columnist Saad al-Kuwari has said. “The work practices adopted and implemented in the past would change… and would not be the same again. For example, customers may be […]
Zakat al-Fitr is QR15 for each individual this year
QNA Doha: The Zakat Fund of the Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs has urged the public to pay Zakat al-Fitr on time, pointing out that it is a duty (required) of every Muslim, whether male or female, minor or adult as long as he/she has the means to do so. This came in a […]
Ministry eases restrictions on restaurants and cafés
File picture of Matar Qadeem road clicked by Abdul Basit / The Peninsula The Peninsula Doha: In line with the previously adopted decisions and measures to prevent and limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID 19), and in order to protect the health and safety of citizens and residents, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry […]
Ministry records 5 violations of preventive measures in Industrial Area
A file picture clicked by The Peninsula photographer Abdul Basit used for representation alone. The Peninsula Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs has taken action against five companies for violating the preventive and precautionary measures which were announced during the reopening of the Industrial Area. The actions were taken during the […]