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 […]
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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 […]
Coronavirus vaccine could be ready in six months: Times
REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Olivia Konotey-Ahulu | Bloomberg A Vaccine against the coronavirus could be ready by September, according to a scientist leading one of Britain’s most advanced teams. Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at Oxford University, told The Times on Saturday that she is “80% confident” the Vaccine would work, and could be ready by September. Experts […]
With 20 recoveries, MOPH reports 216 new Covid-19 cases in Qatar
The Peninsula Online Doha: Qatar reported 216 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (April 11) taking the total number of cases reported so far to 2728 and there are 2475 active cases under treatment. Ministry Of Public Health said that 20 persons recovered from the coronavirus infection taking the number of recovered people to 247. The total […]
Prime Minister visits number of medical factories
QNA Doha: HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani on Thursday visited a number of factories of medical products and supplies in the small and medium industries zone in the industrial Area, to see the progress of the production in the country with regard to the medical industries […]
All shops, except groceries, restaurants and pharmacies to remain closed every Friday and Saturday
QNA Doha: H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior chaired the cabinet meeting this afternoon through video conferencing. In order to complement the decisions and actions previously taken curb the spread of COVID-19, the Cabinet has decided to close all shops and suspend all commercial activities […]
Ministry registers 166 new Covid-19 cases and 28 recoveries in last 24 hours
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) announces 166 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 as well as 28 more cases of recovery, taking the total number of recovered patients to 206 Some new cases are related to travelers who came to Qatar from coronavirus-hit countries and others related to contacts, including citizens and residents. Some other […]
Traffic department arrests one for ‘sidewall skiing’ on Qatar roads
The Peninsula Online Doha: The Traffic Department referred a reckless driver to the Public Prosecution after a video of him sidewall skiing (kind of a stunt driving) at one of the roundabouts in Qatar was shared on social media. The act of balancing the vehicle on two side wheels is known as sidewall skiing. The […]