KUWAIT, May 8 : Kuwait Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh urged citizens and expatriates to cooperate with security authorities towards implementing a full curfew "for their own safety."

Al-Saleh, at an online news conference following a cabinet meeting, said "we are in the last phase of these measures and it is the full curfew, which will extend until after Eid Al-Fitr."

This will be followed "by gradual return to normal life, and by then the health authorities will have completed all necessary tests and deal with this disease," said Al-Saleh.

The government decided earlier to impose a full curfew as of 4:00 p.m. Sunday (May 10) until May 30, as part of measures to stem spread of COVID-19, but would only allow people to exercise for two hours a day inside their areas and without cars being used.

The government however allowed people to exercise ourdoors between 4:30-6:30 p.m. every day inside residential areas but without use of cars. They, however, need to wear masks and abide by physical distancing.
Al-Saleh those working in the vital facilities like health, security, electricity and water, oil and municipality will be given permits to move during curfew.

Private sector companies that deal with electricity, refineries, oil and health sectors will be allowed to operate, said Al-Saleh

Kuwait Minister of Social Affairs Maryam Al-Aqeel said Friday cooperate societies, ration supply branches and gas cylinder distributors would continue offering services during a full curfew, to enter force at 4:00 p.m. on May 10.

Al-Aqeel, also Minister of State for Economic Affairs, called on the public to abide by the health instructions while shopping.

Al-Aqeel, at an online news conference following an extraordinary cabinet meeting, said people could do online booking for shopping at cooperative societies, which should once a week by one person only.
She added people who live in areas with no cooperative societies could shop in neighboring areas.

The government decided earlier to impose a full curfew as of 4:00 p.m. Sunday (May 10) until May 30, as part of measures to stem spread of COVID-19, but would only allow people to exercise for two hours a day inside their areas and without cars being used.

The government however allowed people to exercise ourdoors between 4:30-6:30 p.m. every day inside residential areas but without use of cars. They, however, need to wear masks and abide by physical distancing (KUNA)