*Anyone flouting the rule will be arrested
*Hotline for reporting violations announced
*Food stores, pharmacies as well as restaurant delivery services to operate as normal
*Hotline for reporting violations announced
*Food stores, pharmacies as well as restaurant delivery services to operate as normal
HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani issued yesterday a decision imposing a ban on all forms of gatherings at places including the Corniche, public parks and beaches and also social gatherings, in continuation of the efforts exerted by Qatar to combat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
The ban, enforceable by the power of law, is part of the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.
HE the Spokesperson of the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohamed AlKhater said at a press conference that it has been decided to:
1. Deploy mobile patrols and arrest anyone who violates this decision;
2. Set up checkpoints in different regions of the country;
3. Dedicate a hotline for reporting any violations of this decision and the previous related decisions; the line announced in the previous statement is 44579999.
In this regard, HE Lolwah AlKhater confirmed that food stores and pharmacies as well as delivery services, including restaurants, will operate as normal.
She also reiterated that Qatar, with all its relevant organs and bodies, is doing everything it can to preserve the safety of society and to contain the virus without human losses, stressing that individual responsibility and societal sense must prevail as these are a decisive factor.
HE the Spokesperson of the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohamed AlKhater said at a press conference that it has been decided to:
1. Deploy mobile patrols and arrest anyone who violates this decision;
2. Set up checkpoints in different regions of the country;
3. Dedicate a hotline for reporting any violations of this decision and the previous related decisions; the line announced in the previous statement is 44579999.
In this regard, HE Lolwah AlKhater confirmed that food stores and pharmacies as well as delivery services, including restaurants, will operate as normal.
She also reiterated that Qatar, with all its relevant organs and bodies, is doing everything it can to preserve the safety of society and to contain the virus without human losses, stressing that individual responsibility and societal sense must prevail as these are a decisive factor.
MoI clarification
An inaccurate comment was mentioned in the press conference of the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management on the prevention of riding more than one person in the same vehicle. The Ministry of the Interior affirms that the prohibition stipulated in the decision referred to in the statement at the press conference does not include transportation by cars, buses or trucks as long as it is for necessary purpose and therefore it must be noted.
