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 […]
Year: 2020
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 […]
Ooredoo partners with Es’hailSat to launch Inmarsat Satellite voice, data services
The Peninsula Ooredoo, the region’s leading enabler of digital business innovation, announced yesterday a partnership with Es’hailSat to deliver next-generation Inmarsat L-band satellite voice and data services that will enhance business communications across Qatar and worldwide. Ooredoo will offer cutting-edge satellite services for customers in Qatar, including pre-paid and post-paid global satellite voice services and […]
One death and 271 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on Aug 16
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today recorded 271 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 289 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 111,794. Ministry announced one death of a person – aged 74 – who was receiving the necessary medical […]
HMC experts call for vigilance against COVID-19
Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula Unless people follow all precautionary measures, the country may experience a second wave of the virus and see numbers increasing as there are already signs of this happening in other countries around the world, senior experts at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have cautioned. In a social media campaign HMC experts […]
277 Covid-19 cases and 2 deaths in Qatar on Aug 15
Ministry of Public Health today recorded 277 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 247 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 111, 505. Ministry announced two new deaths of people aged 75 and 81, who were receiving medical care. All new cases […]
Hot days with strong wind expected during weekend: QMD
Windy day at Doha Corniche on Thursday (June 18). Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: In its weather forecast for the weekend, Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) said it will be very hot with some clouds during daytime and slight dust to blowing dust at places at times. On Friday, QMD also […]
343 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on Aug 13
File photo used for representation only. The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today recorded 343 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 330 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 110,957. All new cases have been placed in isolation and are receiving […]
Civil Defence puts out fire in Al-Ghanim area; no casualties
Pic: A screenshot from a video posted on social media showing black smoke from Al-Ghanim area. The Peninsula Online Doha: A fire broke out in the Al-Ghanim area this afternoon and it was put out quickly without any casualties. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement on Twitter that the Civil Defence was […]