Sunday 29 / June / 2025
Kuwait: Kuwait Cabinet has decided to reduce the rate of workers at government workplaces by no more than 50 per cent from Wednesday, January 12, 2022 until further notice to confront Covid-19.
Kuwait Cabinet decided Monday to re-impose as of this Wednesday health restrictions to curb the surge of coronavirus (Covid-19) after the infection rate in the country hit all-time highs in the recent days.
The decision was made during the weekly cabinet meeting, held via videoconference under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
The fast spreading Omicron variant of coronavirus pushed the daily rates of infections and hospitalisations to record highs, putting strains on the country's health system, Al-Saeed told the cabinet members. After mulling the latest recommendations of the Covid-19 Ministerial Emergency Committee, the cabinet decided to :
1) Bringing down the attendance rate at government institutions to no more than 50 per cent according to the requirements of each institution and in coordination with the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission has to set out the necessary rules of work and the working hours in a flexible way. The decision, effective from Wednesday, January 12, 2022, will be reviewed regularly in the light of the pandemic situation.
The private sector is required to bring down the attendance rate to the least possible percentage.
2) The Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry have to make sure that staffers of kindergartens and children clubs are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and committed to the health precautions.
3) Meetings, conferences and internal courses can be only held via video link from Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
4) The government bodies providing service to applicants have to do so online, otherwise, an appointment beforehand is required via Meta Portal, Sahel App, and similar mediums.
5) All means of mass transportation have to limit the number passengers to 50 per cent of their total respective occupancies while applying the health precautions.
6) The Public Authority for Sport has to make sure that spectators at sports events are fully vaccinated in keeping with the Cabinet Decree No. 1058/2021.
7) The government committee on following up the health precautions has to ensure that all staffers and clients of barbershops, salons and health spas are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
The cabinet also went on urging all citizens and residents to fully adhere to the instructions and requirements issued by the health authorities, the most important of which is getting the booster dose, wearing a mask, and avoiding gatherings.
