Kuwait few steps away from returning to normal

Kuwait prime minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said on Thursday, “Kuwait is just a few steps away from returning to normal life, which means we increase vaccination rates and abide by health safety precautions.”

In a statement to KUNA and Kuwait TV on the sidelines of his visit to the new Farwaniya Hospital project, the Prime Minister said, “We have a very low numbers of infections, and vaccination rates have reached 70 percent, which is very good according to international statistics.

“There should be documentation for this historical work, sacrifice of the medical staff, and the martyrs that we had lost during the pandemic, and this the responsibility of Minister of Health Dr. Basel Al-Sabah and Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi,” he added.

The Ministry of Health organized a series of meetings for various medical departments recently to determine the level of readiness of public hospitals and emergency departments for the resumption of traditional classes in the upcoming academic year; which coincides with the onset of seasonal diseases in addition to Coronavirus, reports Al-Anba daily quoting sources.

Sources disclosed that as per the return to normal life plan, the affected cases will be referred to Jaber Hospital — whether minor or emergency cases, while the rest of the hospitals will operate as usual including surgeries and admission of patients. Sources said the plan includes expanding the provision of medical care for those whose procedures were postponed due to the pandemic.