The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), represented by the Department of Services Affairs in the municipalities, conducted intensive campaigns to control insects and rodents in the past two weeks.
The vital areas and public facilities were also sterilised and disinfected across municipalities during the campaign. 
The campaigns were carried out in the municipalities of Al Khor, Al Dhakhira, Al Sheehaniya, Al Rayyan, Umm Salal, Al Wakrah, Al Shamal, Doha and Al Daayen. 
This is part of the precautionary and preventive measures taken by the state to limit the spread of coronavirus.
As many as 4,443 requests for pest and rodent control were handled during two weeks.  The Services Department responded to 908 requests in Doha Municipality; 1,185 requests in Al Rayyan Municipality; 700 requests in Al Wakrah Municipality; 456 requests in Al Daayen Municipality; 1,121 requests in Umm Salal Municipality and 73 requests in Al Shamal Municipality. 
As many as 13,834 containers for household waste were disinfected across the municipalities. 
A total of 86,000 litres of spraying and sterilisation materials used in the control operations.
There were also integrated teams of workers, drivers, engineers, and supervisors to cover work in all municipalities during that period. 
The Ministry called on people to cooperate with the competent authorities in order to protect themselves and others from the infection of COVID-19.

SOURCE: THEPENINSULAQATAR