The Kuwaiti Cabinet discussed on Monday recommendations made by the ministerial coronavirus emergency committee and allowed 30 percent of the vaccinated fans to attend matches and sports activities in the 2021-2022 season.

This came during the Cabinet’s weekly meeting led by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Seif Palace.

The Cabinet called for boosting cooperation with the private sector and removing all obstacles facing developmental and economic projects, and further demanded taking immediate measures against any corruption suspicion or misuse of public funds.

Afterwards, the Cabinet reviewed the gist of the gathering held by Sheikh Sabah Khaled last Thursday at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center, in the presence of the ministers and leaders at government bodies.

During that gathering, the Premier reviewed efforts made by the government during the coronavirus pandemic, in addition to the plans and programs as well as major development and entertainment projects that are currently carried out, Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said.

In implementing the gist of the Premier’s speech, the Cabinet decided to assign the ministers to follow up on the leaders at the affiliated entities to set an executive action plan in line with a specific timetable.

In addition, the Cabinet also asked the leaders to cooperation to implement all government development projects and program axes, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser added.

Those leaders are asked to set a mechanism regarding the activation of service as part of “Sahl” application and explain digital transformation within a specific timetable.

The Cabinet called for providing the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers with the number of international and local indicators parting to each entity, its views, and ways to improve the state’s indicators according to a specific timetable.

It decided setting a mechanism linked to a timetable to address all observations and violations made by the supervisory authorities, and to inform the General Secretariat about the results and ways of taking necessary measures to avoid the observations and violations in the future.

Afterwards, the Cabinet listened to a presentation made by Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basel Hmoud Al-Sabah on the country’s latest health situation through statistics showing a continued decline in the daily coronavirus infections and a rise in the recoveries.

As a result, the Cabinet expressed reassurance about the continuation of positive health indicators in the country, calling for constant cooperation amongst all people to maintain these positive indicators.

It also urged people to continue abiding by health precautions to prevent the spread of any new variants of the virus and eradicate it.

The Cabinet stressed the necessity of sticking to the implemented health precautions during matches and training.

Meanwhile, the Cabinet discussed the National Assembly affairs and was informed about Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim’s letter on interpellation submitted by MP Fayez Ghannam against Minister of State for Municipality Affairs.

The Cabinet affirmed that the interpellation is a constitutional right to any MP and expressed its confidence in the minister.

It lauded efforts of athletes Ahmad Al-Mutairi and Faisal Soror who won the silver and bronze medals in the 100-m race and the shot put contests respectively in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The Cabinet went to focus on the political affairs in light of the latest developments on the political arena at both Arab and international levels.

It expressed Kuwait’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the continued Houthi militias’ attempts to target Saudi civilians and residential areas, and threaten the Kingdom’s security with drones and ballistic missiles on the eastern province, and Najran and Jazan cities.

It affirmed that the continuation of these hostile practices and escalation that target the Kingdom’s security and the region’s stability is a flagrant violation of the principles of the international humanitarian law.

The Cabinet went to say that such practice require a rapid and decisive move from the international community so as to deter these threats and hold the perpetrators accountable.

Finally, the Cabinet emphasized Kuwait’s full support to the Kingdom in all measures it takes to maintain its sovereignty, security and stability.

Source: Kuwait News Agency