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9 June 2020![Op-ed: Qatar had no time to waste in tackling COVID-19. Our response means we will come back stronger](https://images.ctfassets.net/2h1qowfuxkq7/KQi94dgeKlBeSelVvvRuO/a481bf4b80aa4c97dbdf6171a7a9ecae/Noushad_Thekkayil_-_hero.jpg?w=750&h=313&fl=progressive&q=85&fm=jpg&fit=fill)
COVID-19 has dominated people’s lives for over two months – but Qatar was prepared to face the pandemic.
Image source: Noushad Thekkayil, via ShutterstockFaruk Mohammad Azad, Assistant Executive Director for Business Development at Hamad Medical Corporation and one of the speakers at a recent panel discussion at QF partner university Georgetown University in Qatar on dealing with COVID-19, speaks about how, when people’s health and safety is the priority, the stakes are high.