The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today recorded 267 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 285 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 108,254. The Ministry also reported one death in the last 24 hours. All new cases have been placed […]
Month: August 2020
Quarantine policies for entering Qatar take effect: GCO
The Peninsula Doha: The Government Communications Office (GCO) yesterday announced that new quarantine policies for those entering Qatar have come into effect. For arrival to Qatar from low-risk countries, the GCO said on its Twitter account that these people will need to take a COVID-19 test upon arrival to the airport, unless they have obtained […]
UAE appeal against two Qatari footballers’ eligibility dismissed
UAE appeal against two Qatari footballers’ eligibility dismissed *Earlier, both the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee and the AFC Appeal Committee had dismissed the UAE protest The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the United Arab Emirates Football Association’s appeal against the eligibility of two Qatari players, who were part of the team […]
Hamad Medical Corporation to continue Urgent Consultation Service
Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula Though number of COVID-19 cases have started to drop, Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Urgent Consultation Service will continue to provide telephonic consultation with physicians to patients with medical queries related to non-life threatening conditions. “The Urgent Consultation Service centre has seen a large number of referrals during the last four […]
Amir holds telephone conversation with President of Lebanon
QNA Doha: HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held on Tuesday via telephone a conversation with HE President of the Republic of Lebanon General Michel Aoun, during which His Highness expressed his condolences to HE the President and the brotherly Lebanese people on the victims of the explosion in the Beirut port, wishing […]