HH The Amir Directs to Initiate Set of Decisions and Measures to Combat Spread of (COVID-19)

His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, during presiding over the meeting of the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management to follow up on all developments and precautionary measures to combat the spread of the new Corona virus (Covid 19), ordered to initiate a set of decisions and measures, namely As follows:

First: suspending all incoming flights to Doha, starting from Wednesday evening, corresponding to March 18, for a period of 14 days, renewable, with the exception of air freight and transit flights, in addition to receiving any of the Qatari citizens coming from any destination in the world without specifying that with a period of time provided that Quarantine is applied to them for 14 days.

Second: Stop all public transport, including metro and Karwa buses, from tonight at 10 pm.

Third: Allowing the following groups to distance work: Employees over the age of 55, pregnant women, and people suffering from chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart and kidney disease, and blood pressure.

Fourth: All students in government schools start distance studying from Sunday, March 22, 2020, and students from grades one to eleven will be subject to the continuous evaluation system, as for the 12th grade students, they will sit for high school exams on time and at the exams headquarters, which will be announced later. As for students in private schools and universities, they start studying remotely according to the academic calendar and the evaluation systems approved for them.

Fifth: A package of decisions related to the economic and financial sector, as follows:

First decision - HH The Amir directive to support and provide financial and economic incentives, in the amount of QR 75 billion to the private sector.

Second decision - Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is to put in place the appropriate mechanism to encourage banks to postpone loan installments and obligations of the private sector with a grace period of six months.

Third decision - Qatar Development Bank (QDB) is to postpone the installments for all borrowers for a period of six months.

Fourth decision- The government funds are to increase their investments in the stock exchange by QR 10 billion.

Fifth decision - Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is to provide additional liquidity to banks operating in the country.

Sixth decision - Exempting food and medical goods from customs duties for a period of six months, provided that this is reflected in the selling price to the consumer.

Seventh decision - Exempting the following sectors from electricity and water fees for a period of six months: the hospitality and tourism sector, the retail sector, the small and medium industries sector, the commercial complexes in exchange for providing services and exemptions to tenants, and the logistic areas.

Eighth decision - Exemption from rents for the logistical areas and small and medium industries for a period of six months.
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