Impose Countrywide Curfew Or Extradite Lawless Expatriates

Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim called on government Wednesday to take into consideration senior citizens if they decided to go ahead and impose a curfew, part of the state’s efforts to curb spread of coronavirus.

“There should be a solution for this issue, either by specifying timings or imposing a curfew on areas with some problems,” Al-Ghanim told reporters after a meeting with Minister of Social Affiars and Labor and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Maryam Al-Aqeel, attended by 13 MPs to discuss ongoing efforts to contain spread of COVID-19.

“However, there can be light curfew on areas that has no problems,” like when people leave or enter the area, said Al-Ghanim. He urged the government to consider that senior citizens might be away from their sons for long times. “The most critical now is the senior citizens … We don’t want them to live in panic by being away from their sons and families … God willing we will not see this happens if the curfew was partial or limited to specific hours …,” he said.

Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anas Al-Saleh warned, two days ago, the government would not hesitate in taking more drastic measures to prevent spread of coronavirus when absolutely necessary. “The option to impose countrywide curfew or extradite some lawless expatriate workers remains to be a final resort in case the health instructions are not heeded,” Al-Saleh, also minister of state for cabinet affairs, said in statements to Kuwait TV.

“The government will never allow the health system of the country to collapse due to nonabidance by the instructions of the Ministry of Health. If the citizens and expatriates are careless or fail to take seriously these instructions, the state will definitely have different responses,” he cautioned.

Al-Ghanim, meanwhile, called for abiding by a government ban on wedding reception or social gatherings. The Minister of Health Dr. Basel Al-Sabah signed a number of decrees today to ban different types of social gatherings including weddings and feasts as preventive measures. The decrees, which KUNA obtained a copy of, prevent large non-family gatherings and receptions. Public and private diwaniyas (gathering halls) are also included in the new measures. A police will be tasked to enforce the decrees in accordance with laws connected with the prevention of disease.

 

SOURCE : TK

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