By: ANI
Muscat: The Lechner Racing duo of Al Faisal al Zubair and Andy Soucek sent a strong signal that they would be the team to watch out after a strong and a solid performance in the opening race of the 2021 International GT Open Championship series at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France on Saturday.
Making his debut in the highly-competitive GT3 endurance series, Oman’s Al Faisal, and Soucek, overcame two safety car interruptions to finish fourth overall and second in their Pro class.
Competing in their Porsche GT3-R car, Al Faisal was the first to go behind the wheel of the 70-minute race but his bid to gain a good lead in the initial stages was put paid by two accidents in the first half. That left the 23 year old Al Faisal with not much of chance to move up after the team had qualified P8 earlier on Saturday.
Only 25% COVID-19 positive health workers in Oman displayed symptoms
By: Times News Service
Dr Amal Al Shibli and her team conducted a study on 583 healthcare workers.
Muscat: Only one in four healthcare workers who tested positive for COVID-19 displayed symptoms for the virus, according to findings by Omani researcher Dr Amal Al Shibli at Sultan Qaboos University.
Al Shibli and her team conducted a study on 583 healthcare workers at SQU Hospital to identify the causes behind asymptomatic infection of the disease, by collecting the social, demographic, and clinical backgrounds of those who did not display any symptoms, but still tested positive.
Independents set for victory in constitution vote in Chile
By: DW
Chile s ruling center-right coalition has failed to secure control of the body that will rewrite the country s constitution, according to early results of a vote that has been called the most important in Chile since the fall of its military dictatorship in 1990.
On Saturday and Sunday, Chileans cast ballots to elect 155 delegates who will be tasked with drafting the new constitution. The current Pinochet-era charter is widely blamed for social inequality, which sparked massive protests in 2019.
With more than 90% of ballots counted, projections show that Chilean President Sebastian Pinera s coalition, Chile Vamos, has secured just 21% of the votes, according to the electoral authority Servel.
Nurses, social workers in Oman provided training to ease COVID fears of children
By: Times News Service
Lana Al Wreikat
Muscat: Nurses, social workers, and school counsellors have been provided mental health training to help ease the worries around COVID-19 that children who come to them will have.
The training, which will also help those who deal with adolescents and adults, is being provided by UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Social Development. 60 workers will be provided these tools during the three-month course.
At the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, Oman’s Ministry of Health quickly established a toll-free national mental health hotline, with the aim of making mental health support easily accessible to all.
Muscat Municipality suspends installation of vehicle umbrellas
By: Times News Service
Muscat: Muscat Municipality has temporarily suspended installing vehicle umbrellas in front of residential buildings.
Eng. Essam bin Saud bin Hareb Al Zadjali, Chairman of Muscat Municipality, has decided to stop issuing approvals for the purpose.
According to the decision dated May 16, 2021, “With reference to Muscat Municipality Decision No. 95/2018 issuing a regulation organising the installation of vehicle umbrellas in front of residential buildings outside the boundaries of the plot of land and to Decision No. 32/2019 amending some provisions of the regulation organising the installation of vehicle umbrellas in front of residential buildings outside the boundaries of the plot, and as long as the goal is to allow the construction of umbrellas outside the boundaries of land plots in Muscat Governorate to alleviate the heat of the sun and to facilitate the citizens, but as a result of the di