Doha: The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani chaired the Cabinet meeting today through video conferencing.

At the meeting it was decided to amend the working hours for employees in the government sector present at their place of work to be 7 hours per day starting from 7 am until 2 pm, as of Sunday June 14, 2020.

The cabinet also decided to amend its decision to stop medical services in health facilities and to allow 40% of these facilities in Private health care to begin as of Monday, June 15.

The Cabinet affirmed the continuation of the work taken with precautionary measures to combat this epidemic, and within the framework of the plan to gradually lift the restrictions imposed due to ccoronavirus.

The state cabinet has decided the following:
First

1- Amending its decision issued regarding determining the working hours of employees in the government sector present at their workplace, so that the working hours will be seven hours per day starting from 7am until 2pm.
2 – This decision is effective from Sunday June14, 2020.

Second

1 – Amending its decision issued to stop medical services in health facilities so that these services are provided within 40% of the capacity of private health care facilities, while continuing to provide emergency services, in accordance with the conditions and controls set by the Ministry of Public Health.
2. This decision is effective from Monday June 15, 2020 until further notice.
3 – The Ministry of Public Health shall take the necessary measures in this regard.

After that, the Cabinet considered the topics on the agenda as follows:

First – Approved a draft law amending some provisions of Decree Law No. 11 of 2012 regarding government regulation for the sale and purchase of chemical and petrochemical products produced in Qatar.

Second – Approved a draft Cabinet decision to amend the organization of some of the administrative units that make up the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and specify its terms of reference.

Third – The cabinet took the necessary measures to ratify:

A – A Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of tourism between the National Tourism Council in the State of Qatar and the Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism in the Republic of Austria.

B – A Memorandum of Understanding for economic, commercial and technical cooperation between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the State of Qatar and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs in the Republic of Austria.

Fourth – Approved a draft legal cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Justice in the State of Qatar and the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.

Fifth – The Cabinet reviewed the annual report of the Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities on the progress of work and achievements for the Authority, and took the appropriate decision.

(QNA)