The Peninsula Doha: To help keep the public safe and avoid unnecessary exposure to COVID-19, the Ministry of Public Health has launched a self-assessment service. The self-assessment tool is designed with a set of questions to help determine whether a person needs to be tested for COVID-19. It also ensures that the person is directed […]
Month: March 2020
Qatar launches hotline for worker’s complaints
Qatar skyline The Peninsula Ministry of Administrative Development Labor and Social Affairs has launched a new hotline on 92727 service for receiving grievances of workers. The workers can also send text message adding a digit 5 then their QID numbers or visa number if QID number is not available or expired. “The new service is […]
Construction workers receive health safety kits
The Peninsula Local companies and charity organisations have stepped up efforts in coordination with the authorities concerned for protecting workers from COVID-19 infection by providing them with preventive kits, personal hygiene materials and awareness pamphlets. The Director of Labor Inspection Department at the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, Fahad Al Dosari, participated […]
59 new Covid-19 cases reported today in Qatar; 3 people recovered
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health announced today the registration of 59 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid 19), in addition to 3 more cases of patients recovering from the virus. The total number of cases reported in Qatar stands at 693. The total number of people tested for COVID-19 by the Ministry of […]
Ministry warns against selling goods without clear information
Ministry of Commerce and Industry building The Peninsula The Ministry of Commerce and Industry yesterday warned retailers against selling goods without clearly outlining the components and product’s expiry date as it is a violation of the Industrial Regulation Law. “The production and distribution of goods in local markets without clearly outlining the components and the […]
MoCI cautions factories against producing goods without approval
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) Monday cautioned local factories against producing goods without obtaining the approval of the Ministry, which represents a violation of article (5) of the Industrial Regulation Law. In a message posted on Twitter, MoCI said the law states that no industrial project may be established, expanded, developed, altered in terms […]
Doha Municipality disinfects Souq Waqif, Sheraton Park and other public places
Workers disinfecting Souq Waqif area. The Peninsula Doha Municipality in collaboration with a number of local agricultural companies has launched a campaign to disinfect key places throughout the municipality. The campaign was launched following the preventive and precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) said in a […]
Ministry asks companies to familiarise workers with online remittance service
Photo by Baher Amin © The Peninsula Sanaullah Ataullah | The Peninsula The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has asked companies to educate their workers about online remittance services as a substitute of exchange houses. The government ordered to close exchange houses from March 26, following preventive and precautionary measures to […]
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
Signs on the side of a road alert motorists to “Stay Home” and that they should only travel if it is “Essential”, in Manchester, northern England on March 28, 2020,/ AFP / Paul ELLIS Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said he would issue a travel warning for the hard-hit New York area to limit the […]
Over 5,000 quarantine violation calls received on helpline
Photo by Abdul Basit © The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: Within a week of its introduction, the ministry helpline received over 5,000 calls regarding quarantine violations. During March 20-27, the Ministry of Interior received 5,598 calls regarding violations of quarantine, tweeted the ministry. Ministry of Interior had introduced 44579999 number to report complaints regarding […]